Head-to-head
NEANDERTHAL Q vs DRILLING & GRILLING
0 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
DRILLING & GRILLING has taken the last 8 meetings.
Career comparison
| NEANDERTHAL Q | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 60 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 1 | Category wins | 10 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.1% |
| 90.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.2% |
| top 65% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±2.94% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±4.65% |
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)
| NEANDERTHAL Q | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork (8 meetings) | 6 |
| 0 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 2 times — DRILLING & GRILLING leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 70.98 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2020-07-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 15.9772 points at Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) (2022-07-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEANDERTHAL Q | DRILLING & GRILLING | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman | 6 / 14 (677.0632) | 2 / 14 (694.2056) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman | 20 / 30 (649.5772) | 4 / 30 (685.6228) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 18 / 26 (642.1256) | 9 / 26 (673.5540) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 41 / 54 (649.6228) | 21 / 54 (665.6000) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival | 29 / 34 (633.5656) | 9 / 34 (674.7656) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 22 / 27 (635.8288) | 1 / 27 (682.7656) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 35 / 35 (618.1604) | 2 / 35 (689.1428) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park | 38 / 40 (620.3316) | 4 / 40 (668.4912) | DRILLING & GRILLING |