Head-to-head
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ vs SmokinGhost BBQ
30 head-to-head wins
Met
45 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
SmokinGhost BBQ is the team most often one call behind LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (4 times).
Career comparison
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Contests | 212 |
| 8 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 25 | Category wins | 32 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 99.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 26% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.61% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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)
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chicken (46 meetings) | 20 |
| 30 | Pork Ribs (48 meetings) | 18 |
| 24 | Pork (45 meetings) | 21 |
| 29 | Brisket (45 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.27 points at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2024-05-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6060 points at 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2022-11-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 12 / 117 (700.5028) | 46 / 117 (689.0516) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 17 / 125 (697.6688) | 6 / 125 (706.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 43 / 401 (695.4288) | 80 / 401 (690.8000) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 44 / 158 (692.4684) | 136 / 158 (670.1488) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 4 / 26 (695.9428) | 19 / 26 (677.6000) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 3 / 70 (704.5256) | 30 / 70 (693.6344) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 42 / 106 (689.6228) | 2 / 106 (705.6800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 218 / 444 (676.4684) | 33 / 444 (696.5256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 81 / 169 (685.5768) | 147 / 169 (670.1372) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 6 / 58 (699.3716) | 17 / 58 (691.9200) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 7 / 35 (695.3484) | 5 / 35 (702.2400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 11 / 27 (683.9200) | 5 / 27 (698.8000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 1 / 33 (696.5144) | 5 / 33 (688.5028) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 1 / 38 (706.8228) | 15 / 38 (682.7888) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 25 / 81 (697.0860) | 43 / 81 (691.3716) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 1 / 118 (709.7260) | 75 / 118 (680.4572) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 31 / 93 (687.3256) | 17 / 93 (693.6572) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett | 1 / 26 (711.9656) | 2 / 26 (702.2400) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 135 / 211 (678.1716) | 89 / 211 (685.6916) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 36 / 487 (694.2056) | 42 / 487 (693.1088) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Smoke on the Ohio | 4 / 25 (692.4684) | 9 / 25 (680.9824) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 15 / 32 (673.0172) | 7 / 32 (684.4688) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 | 21 / 28 (674.1596) | 2 / 28 (693.1200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 3 / 38 (698.2628) | 4 / 38 (695.9660) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 80 (701.0856) | 3 / 80 (696.5144) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 14 / 61 (698.8000) | 24 / 61 (694.7656) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 13 / 91 (691.3368) | 12 / 91 (691.9428) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 25 / 83 (681.0744) | 59 / 83 (667.8972) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 100 / 505 (684.4568) | 42 / 505 (693.0740) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 11 / 249 (699.9772) | 47 / 249 (691.3372) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett | 3 / 27 (696.5144) | 8 / 27 (687.9204) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 4 / 45 (694.2172) | 16 / 45 (683.3028) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | 10 / 39 (681.0856) | 17 / 39 (675.3028) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 15 / 467 (693.0856) | 79 / 467 (678.7540) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 47 / 185 (688.5372) | 166 / 185 (660.4800) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 20 / 50 (686.7312) | 30 / 50 (679.9084) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 17 / 38 (672.4572) | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 24 / 57 (679.8740) | 21 / 57 (680.4800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 28 / 94 (690.7656) | 35 / 94 (689.0856) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 10 / 41 (678.8800) | 7 / 41 (681.6572) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 12 / 41 (677.6688) | 3 / 41 (687.9884) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 7 / 50 (686.2856) | 13 / 50 (681.6916) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 2 / 53 (689.0628) | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 22 / 40 (665.5540) | 18 / 40 (666.7660) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 7 / 31 (679.9428) | 17 / 31 (668.4456) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |