Head-to-head
11 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
NEVER EASY BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| NEVER EASY BBQ | Darty-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 36 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 2 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.7% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±2.26% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.86% |
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)
| NEVER EASY BBQ | Darty-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 4 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork (18 meetings) | 14 |
| 7 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — Darty-Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 62.39 points at Back to Mayberry Day 1 (2020-06-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5940 points at Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest (2022-06-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEVER EASY BBQ | Darty-Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 18 / 33 (679.9200) | 23 / 33 (677.0400) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | 209 / 444 (677.6112) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 33 / 58 (681.5884) | 30 / 58 (683.9088) | Darty-Q |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 22 / 36 (671.8968) | 9 / 36 (685.1088) | Darty-Q |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 23 / 45 (677.6804) | 36 / 45 (654.1944) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 14 / 36 (678.8000) | 8 / 36 (680.5028) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 189 / 505 (675.3256) | 46 / 505 (691.3940) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (672.4684) | 18 / 32 (671.8744) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 74 / 111 (671.8740) | 88 / 111 (662.7316) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 56 / 467 (682.2856) | 112 / 467 (674.7772) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 23 / 35 (660.4228) | 10 / 35 (671.3944) | Darty-Q |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 7 / 26 (680.5600) | 10 / 26 (673.0860) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 25 / 32 (644.4340) | 1 / 32 (687.9656) | Darty-Q |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 39 / 45 (651.3716) | 35 / 45 (655.3600) | Darty-Q |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 23 / 36 (640.5716) | 25 / 36 (638.1828) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 41 / 47 (651.3140) | 47 / 47 (635.3032) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 36 / 53 (657.0632) | 53 / 53 (594.6748) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 38 / 49 (641.5656) | 39 / 49 (623.9320) | NEVER EASY BBQ |