Head-to-head
Mulkey's BBQ vs SmokinGhost BBQ
20 head-to-head wins
Met
30 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Mulkey's BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Mulkey's BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 212 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 8 | Category wins | 32 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 98.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 23% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.24% | 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)
| Mulkey's BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 14 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 19 |
| 12 | Pork (30 meetings) | 18 |
| 23 | Brisket (30 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — Mulkey's BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ 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 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — Mulkey's BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.94 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2024-10-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0232 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2025-03-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Mulkey's BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 22 / 83 (694.1940) | 38 / 83 (685.6916) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 35 / 117 (692.4800) | 46 / 117 (689.0516) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 64 / 101 (681.6000) | 73 / 101 (674.1600) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 23 / 125 (695.9200) | 6 / 125 (706.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 / 401 (706.8572) | 80 / 401 (690.8000) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 14 / 158 (698.2172) | 136 / 158 (670.1488) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH | 5 / 27 (699.9428) | 12 / 27 (691.9660) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 11 / 32 (697.0628) | 24 / 32 (682.7312) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 18 / 32 (686.7196) | 3 / 32 (698.8228) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 7 / 26 (689.6228) | 19 / 26 (677.6000) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 7 / 70 (701.6456) | 30 / 70 (693.6344) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 16 / 106 (699.3484) | 2 / 106 (705.6800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 41 / 100 (687.3372) | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 106 / 444 (686.7772) | 33 / 444 (696.5256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 10 / 169 (701.0740) | 147 / 169 (670.1372) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 1 / 56 (705.0856) | 11 / 56 (689.0284) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 14 / 53 (691.3484) | 18 / 53 (690.1828) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 15 / 58 (692.4800) | 17 / 58 (691.9200) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 8 / 35 (694.7656) | 5 / 35 (702.2400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 3 / 27 (701.0972) | 5 / 27 (698.8000) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 8 / 34 (689.0856) | 2 / 34 (695.3828) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 41 / 211 (691.3600) | 89 / 211 (685.6916) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 18 / 487 (698.2056) | 42 / 487 (693.1088) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 110 / 505 (683.3256) | 42 / 505 (693.0740) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 41 / 249 (692.4800) | 47 / 249 (691.3372) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 12 / 29 (671.3260) | 15 / 29 (667.9084) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | 14 / 39 (679.3028) | 17 / 39 (675.3028) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 | 12 / 38 (673.0516) | 4 / 38 (682.7656) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 103 / 467 (675.8856) | 79 / 467 (678.7540) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 99 / 185 (679.8744) | 166 / 185 (660.4800) | Mulkey's BBQ |