Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
BBQ+ is the team most often one call behind LUNA SMOKE - Italy (3 times).
Career comparison
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | BBQ+ | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Contests | 60 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 12 | Category wins | 21 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 96.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.87% |
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)
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | BBQ+ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.25 points at BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (2025-03-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at FO.G & Smoke 2023 (2023-09-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | BBQ+ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 13 / 42 (681.6340) | 8 / 42 (687.3716) | BBQ+ |
| 2026-03-07 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol | 2 / 10 (695.8968) | 3 / 10 (692.4800) | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 14 / 30 (673.5540) | 2 / 30 (698.8000) | BBQ+ |
| 2024-02-24 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol | 5 / 26 (682.2284) | 1 / 26 (700.5372) | BBQ+ |
| 2023-09-16 | FO.G & Smoke 2023 | 2 / 15 (692.4800) | 3 / 15 (691.9084) | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2023-02-25 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 9 / 23 (674.7084) | 1 / 23 (695.9772) | BBQ+ |
| 2022-07-23 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2 / 20 (697.1200) | 3 / 20 (684.5028) | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2020-01-18 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 4 / 28 (685.6456) | 6 / 28 (677.7028) | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |