Head-to-head
K & E's Little Smokers vs Smokin' Ain't EZ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data · 1 dead level
20 head-to-head wins
Smokin' Ain't EZ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| K & E's Little Smokers | Smokin' Ain't EZ | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Contests | 38 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 180.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 98.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 65% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±23.1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.33% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| K & E's Little Smokers | Smokin' Ain't EZ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 15 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 18 |
| 14 | Pork (22 meetings) | 8 |
| 1 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lakeland Pig Festival 6 times — Smokin' Ain't EZ leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Plant City Pig Jam 5 times — Smokin' Ain't EZ leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 2 times — Smokin' Ain't EZ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 173.11 points at 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show (2024-01-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2516 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2024-07-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | K & E's Little Smokers | Smokin' Ain't EZ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge | 29 / 32 (658.0796) | 7 / 32 (690.1828) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 50 / 63 (667.8512) | 29 / 63 (687.3256) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam | 20 / 31 (672.9940) | 17 / 31 (676.4344) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 22 / 40 (686.1828) | 6 / 40 (702.8460) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2024-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam | 16 / 26 (662.6856) | 6 / 26 (684.4456) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 55 / 76 (670.1828) | 53 / 76 (672.4344) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | 15 / 29 (684.4456) | 21 / 29 (676.4456) | K & E's Little Smokers |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild | 18 / 28 (680.4456) | 10 / 28 (691.9316) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 40 / 61 (679.3604) | 7 / 61 (696.5144) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 42 / 43 (518.8000) | 10 / 43 (691.9084) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City Pig Jam | 12 / 25 (662.7316) | 1 / 25 (695.3944) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 22 / 32 (675.3028) | 20 / 32 (682.1484) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2023-02-03 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water | 44 / 47 (645.6116) | 29 / 47 (669.5772) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 41 / 51 (655.8632) | 13 / 51 (690.1712) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam | 23 / 25 (647.2572) | 11 / 25 (679.8628) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 66 / 92 (642.6056) | 20 / 92 (686.7428) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 48 / 72 (666.1604) | 3 / 72 (694.8344) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 36 / 60 (599.8284 · Backyard) | 31 / 60 (675.3028 · Master) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2021-11-19 | Plant City Pig Jam | 6 / 37 (650.8116 · Backyard) | 6 / 37 (686.7544 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 37 / 53 (619.3488 · Backyard) | 15 / 53 (678.1484 · Master) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam | 34 / 39 (603.9088) | 12 / 39 (675.3256) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2019-04-12 | Fire it up Frostproof! | 10 / 25 (607.2796 · Backyard) | 6 / 25 (680.5028 · Master) | Smokin' Ain't EZ |