Head-to-head
49 head-to-head wins
Met
67 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
ELJEFE SMOKE is the team most often one call behind PADDY MCQ'S (9 times).
Career comparison
| PADDY MCQ'S | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Contests | 119 |
| 8 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 38 | Category wins | 24 |
| 9 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 22% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.19% |
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)
| PADDY MCQ'S | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Chicken (74 meetings) | 33 |
| 51 | Pork Ribs (80 meetings) | 29 |
| 46 | Pork (67 meetings) | 21 |
| 40 | Brisket (66 meetings) | 26 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 7 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 4–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 6 times — PADDY MCQ'S leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 5 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 4 times — PADDY MCQ'S leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 174.89 points at Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) (2025-08-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0576 points at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2023-09-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PADDY MCQ'S | ELJEFE SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 5 / 51 (697.6456) | 6 / 51 (697.1088) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-08-08 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown | 22 / 25 (654.7200) | 5 / 25 (683.9544) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 3 / 36 (695.9884) | 10 / 36 (687.9316) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 / 26 (693.6456) | 4 / 26 (689.0972) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) | 10 / 31 (686.2516) | 16 / 31 (675.8856) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 18 / 59 (686.8232) | 32 / 59 (677.5884) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 10 / 43 (693.6344) | 16 / 43 (686.7428) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 26 (700.4912) | 1 / 26 (707.3944) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 3 / 26 (688.4800) | 5 / 26 (684.4568) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 29 (701.0856) | 5 / 29 (695.9316) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 9 / 33 (686.2284) | 5 / 33 (692.4800) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 173 / 401 (681.0396) | 169 / 401 (681.5884) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 50 / 158 (691.9084) | 25 / 158 (695.9660) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 1 / 32 (700.5144) | 21 / 32 (675.3144) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 31 (690.1944) | 7 / 31 (689.6804) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 25 (695.9772) | 2 / 25 (699.3944) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 1 / 16 (706.2860) | 4 / 16 (701.6688) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 4 / 16 (698.2400) | 6 / 16 (691.9884) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids | 5 / 40 (696.0000) | 28 / 40 (660.4684) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-08-09 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown | 4 / 20 (690.2172) | 5 / 20 (687.9544) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 12 / 47 (692.5372) | 47 / 47 (517.6456) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2 / 34 (705.0972) | 15 / 34 (692.5144) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 26 (703.3944) | 3 / 26 (700.5372) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2 / 22 (698.2056) | 8 / 22 (680.4340) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 3 / 29 (697.1204) | 11 / 29 (681.0284) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (679.9428) | 4 / 27 (683.3596) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 13 / 35 (687.3712) | 3 / 35 (699.4176) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 3 / 30 (685.6688) | 12 / 30 (677.6116) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 74 / 444 (690.2972) | 133 / 444 (684.5600) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 86 / 169 (684.4684) | 142 / 169 (671.8856) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving | 1 / 25 (693.0512) | 7 / 25 (679.8856) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 32 / 87 (683.8856) | 15 / 87 (690.7540) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 / 27 (694.2056) | 5 / 27 (693.6572) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 3 / 25 (697.0972) | 13 / 25 (677.0056) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | 11 / 25 (678.7888) | 2 / 25 (698.2516) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) | 6 / 25 (683.3716) | 9 / 25 (681.0284) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids | 5 / 39 (686.2400) | 3 / 39 (689.7144) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke | 1 / 19 (693.1316) | 4 / 19 (687.3600) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 12 / 37 (675.3484) | 7 / 37 (681.6456) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 3 / 31 (695.9888) | 1 / 31 (698.2628) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 3 / 30 (685.1544) | 8 / 30 (675.3372) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 10 / 27 (681.6228) | 11 / 27 (681.0748) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 5 / 29 (685.0400) | 7 / 29 (683.9772) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 9 / 37 (685.0512) | 8 / 37 (686.1940) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 3 / 29 (687.3372) | 1 / 29 (693.0744) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 10 / 42 (691.3600) | 11 / 42 (690.2516) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 31 (691.3600) | 7 / 31 (691.3024) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 6 / 26 (681.0056) | 5 / 26 (682.1944) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 1 / 18 (690.8116) | 5 / 18 (678.1828) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 1 / 46 (697.1428) | 13 / 46 (682.7428) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | 10 / 19 (675.3256) | 9 / 19 (677.6456) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 / 39 (696.5028) | 6 / 39 (685.6572) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-05-20 | Somerset Sizzle | 1 / 24 (701.1200) | 3 / 24 (685.0628) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 10 / 50 (671.9428) | 20 / 50 (658.1944) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 8 / 43 (686.2168) | 22 / 43 (668.4228) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 / 26 (695.3484) | 9 / 26 (676.5028) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | 8 / 22 (673.6228) | 5 / 22 (676.5604) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition | 2 / 31 (693.1084) | 4 / 31 (674.1940) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-06-25 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff | 5 / 25 (684.5140) | 7 / 25 (679.9428) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown | 3 / 26 (678.2628) | 15 / 26 (642.1828) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 6 / 15 (685.1428) | 10 / 15 (662.1600) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition | 7 / 26 (679.9540) | 15 / 26 (656.5028) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off | 4 / 15 (695.9312) | 11 / 15 (663.8288) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-10-04 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ | 2 / 26 (682.2516) | 19 / 26 (643.2800) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | 8 / 36 (665.6228) | 22 / 36 (641.6572) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-06-08 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 2 / 29 (689.6340) | 5 / 29 (678.7196) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest | 3 / 61 (690.2512) | 12 / 61 (672.4684) | PADDY MCQ'S |