Head-to-head
NEVER EASY BBQ vs Heavy Smoke BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
Heavy Smoke BBQ has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| NEVER EASY BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 201 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 27 |
| 3 | Category wins | 52 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.26% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 9 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 15 |
| 4 | Pork (17 meetings) | 13 |
| 6 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.79 points at Smoketoberfest (2019-10-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0512 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEVER EASY BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke | 19 / 25 (669.6572) | 3 / 25 (698.8232) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | 59 / 401 (694.2056) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 15 / 39 (690.7308) | 12 / 39 (693.6112) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 32 / 56 (689.0628) | 19 / 56 (695.3600) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | 58 / 444 (692.5372) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 18 / 44 (685.0400) | 3 / 44 (699.4060) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 27 / 50 (673.5768) | 6 / 50 (697.6572) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 189 / 505 (675.3256) | 29 / 505 (694.7884) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 74 / 111 (671.8740) | 1 / 111 (705.1428) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 56 / 467 (682.2856) | 128 / 467 (674.1484) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 39 / 45 (651.3716) | 12 / 45 (671.3372) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 36 / 66 (666.2400) | 8 / 66 (684.5028) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 26 / 36 (672.4800) | 2 / 36 (698.8000) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River | 35 / 55 (675.3948) | 33 / 55 (677.5540) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 41 / 47 (651.3140) | 2 / 47 (686.7772) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League | 30 / 109 (166.8800) | 41 / 109 (165.7028) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 38 / 49 (641.5656) | 6 / 49 (691.3600) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 316 / 468 (645.0512) | 115 / 468 (676.0000) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |