Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
PACS BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| PACS BBQ | Lucky D's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 24 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 4 | Category wins | 1 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 62% |
| ±1.76% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.22% |
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)
| PACS BBQ | Lucky D's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Pork (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the River (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.19 points at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2025-06-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8340 points at Smoke on the River (Day 2) (2025-08-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PACS BBQ | Lucky D's BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 200 / 401 (678.1600) | 231 / 401 (673.6344) | PACS BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 7 / 25 (694.7656) | 15 / 25 (687.9316) | PACS BBQ |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) | 21 / 24 (681.0172) | 22 / 24 (678.1832) | PACS BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) | 20 / 25 (670.7316) | 17 / 25 (683.3144) | Lucky D's BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 18 / 53 (694.8000) | 24 / 53 (689.0860) | PACS BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 7 / 36 (689.0972) | 28 / 36 (663.9088) | PACS BBQ |