Head-to-head
NORALA BBQ TEAM vs Deviant Smoke
28 head-to-head wins
Met
44 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
NORALA BBQ TEAM has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | Deviant Smoke | |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Contests | 70 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 23 | Category wins | 8 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 145.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144% |
| 102.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.1% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±16.51% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±9.17% |
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)
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | Deviant Smoke | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Chicken (49 meetings) | 15 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (50 meetings) | 29 |
| 9 | Pork (13 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Deviant Smoke leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 19.51 points at Poosa Q (2023-10-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Deviant Smoke | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 1 / 125 (358.8572) | 21 / 125 (341.6572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | 2 / 16 (354.2628) | 10 / 16 (344.5256) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 30 (334.7656) | 7 / 30 (345.1084) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (346.8344) | 1 / 15 (352.5484) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | 12 / 22 (338.2172) | 17 / 22 (335.9428) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 10 / 30 (345.6800) | 17 / 30 (339.3368) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 28 (347.3828) | 6 / 28 (352.5600) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 29 (346.2516) | 13 / 29 (342.8000) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 35 (345.1088) | 11 / 35 (343.9656) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 4 / 70 (353.1200) | 13 / 70 (347.3944) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 32 (343.9312) | 10 / 32 (345.1200) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 1 / 23 (358.8572) | 11 / 23 (346.2516) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 1 / 28 (355.4288) | 2 / 28 (349.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 43 (346.2400) | 4 / 43 (350.2628) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 12 / 100 (347.3944) | 28 / 100 (338.2172) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 14 / 38 (340.5028) | 13 / 38 (342.2284) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 24 / 59 (342.2284) | 28 / 59 (338.7884) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 3 / 18 (345.6800) | 9 / 18 (340.5028) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 33 (347.9772) | 13 / 33 (341.0972) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 27 (350.8456) | 14 / 27 (339.9544) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 17 (348.5372) | 6 / 17 (346.2516) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 35 (353.1428) | 10 / 35 (340.5144) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 44 / 47 (334.1940) | 5 / 47 (350.8344) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 39 (346.2400) | 9 / 39 (345.1088) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2 / 20 (355.4056) | 7 / 20 (346.8344) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 5 / 27 (344.5372) | 15 / 27 (337.0856) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 40 (342.7884) | 13 / 40 (343.9544) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 10 / 31 (338.2172) | 2 / 31 (349.6916) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 38 (342.7768) | 17 / 38 (338.8116) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 5 / 93 (343.9772) | 16 / 93 (337.0628) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 28 (342.7884) | 3 / 28 (343.4056) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 3 / 17 (345.0856) | 2 / 17 (346.2744) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | 12 / 14 (339.9428) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 50 (340.5600) | 2 / 50 (351.9656) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 10 / 73 (346.2744) | 42 / 73 (326.7656) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 19 (339.3716) | 5 / 19 (338.8000) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 17 (347.3828) | 2 / 17 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 5 / 35 (514.2172) | 12 / 35 (504.4572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 34 (338.2516) | 3 / 34 (350.8228) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 36 (515.9084) | 5 / 36 (518.2516) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | 2 / 39 (349.1432) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 20 / 80 (335.3600) | 22 / 80 (333.0856) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl | 1 / 10 (352.5484) | 4 / 10 (339.3828) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 9 / 18 (346.2400) | 6 / 18 (349.1200) | Deviant Smoke |