Head-to-head
Meat Candy Q vs BIG POPPA SMOKERS
18 head-to-head wins
Met
46 times in the data
28 head-to-head wins
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Meat Candy Q | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Contests | 69 |
| 12 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 44 | Category wins | 28 |
| 25 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 99.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 96% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 23% | Avg finish | top 18% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.31% |
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)
| Meat Candy Q | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chicken (46 meetings) | 25 |
| 22 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 24 |
| 26 | Pork (46 meetings) | 20 |
| 10 | Brisket (46 meetings) | 36 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 3 times — BIG POPPA SMOKERS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 3 times — BIG POPPA SMOKERS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.66 points at 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (2019-08-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6400 points at BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival (2022-02-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Meat Candy Q | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion | 10 / 22 (681.0172) | 4 / 22 (697.6340) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque | 9 / 33 (687.3600) | 7 / 33 (689.6112) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 9 / 34 (691.9544) | 7 / 34 (693.0512) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest | 1 / 25 (702.2400) | 2 / 25 (698.2172) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 3 / 58 (697.6800) | 2 / 58 (698.7884) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 2 / 40 (706.2744) | 17 / 40 (690.1712) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic | 5 / 26 (689.0628) | 2 / 26 (691.9656) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest | 8 / 17 (690.7540) | 2 / 17 (701.0740) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 15 / 211 (697.0856) | 129 / 211 (679.9084) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 66 / 487 (690.1940) | 191 / 487 (678.2856) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 20 / 29 (668.4684) | 3 / 29 (690.8000) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 2 / 43 (704.5256) | 8 / 43 (690.7772) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | 1 / 33 (713.7144) | 3 / 33 (704.5256) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest | 7 / 32 (689.6228) | 12 / 32 (683.8972) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 9 / 45 (679.8856) | 17 / 45 (674.7200) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 6 / 35 (689.0516) | 4 / 35 (690.7540) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 112 / 505 (682.8228) | 81 / 505 (686.7656) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 39 / 249 (694.2056) | 109 / 249 (683.2796) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 5 / 43 (688.0000) | 11 / 43 (675.3484) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 | 4 / 16 (700.5256) | 5 / 16 (698.7884) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 | 1 / 17 (705.1200) | 2 / 17 (695.3828) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 5 / 27 (675.9312) | 1 / 27 (704.5716) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival | 2 / 37 (701.0856) | 1 / 37 (706.2400) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 9 / 25 (688.4800) | 6 / 25 (694.8116) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (682.7772) | 7 / 25 (687.3712) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 1 / 29 (705.7488) | 2 / 29 (696.4912) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 15 / 27 (691.3828) | 2 / 27 (703.3712) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2 / 37 (695.9428) | 5 / 37 (687.8856) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | 10 / 34 (688.5256) | 12 / 34 (687.8856) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 11 / 59 (679.9540) | 2 / 59 (693.7028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 5 / 33 (691.9200) | 16 / 33 (679.3600) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 2 / 29 (692.5372) | 4 / 29 (686.8572) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships | 5 / 27 (691.9312) | 2 / 27 (699.4172) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-05-21 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | 4 / 25 (687.3140) | 1 / 25 (706.2284) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 3 / 26 (698.2516) | 1 / 26 (702.2400) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 2 / 41 (695.4288) | 6 / 41 (681.0628) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition | 14 / 29 (677.0168) | 1 / 29 (694.2516) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 18 / 59 (671.8628) | 1 / 59 (695.9428) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 8 / 44 (682.8568) | 1 / 44 (700.5028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 11 / 37 (677.0856) | 2 / 37 (693.0628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 24 / 35 (658.6740) | 9 / 35 (675.8628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | 24 / 34 (659.8400) | 1 / 34 (700.5028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 | 16 / 47 (679.9424) | 2 / 47 (699.3944) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 17 / 70 (674.1484) | 9 / 70 (683.3600) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle | 34 / 48 (654.6972) | 3 / 48 (692.4684) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 19 / 47 (679.9084) | 2 / 47 (701.1200) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |