Head-to-head
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN vs AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
19 head-to-head wins
Met
51 times in the data
32 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 173 | Contests | 102 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 19 | Category wins | 11 |
| 14 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 39% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.71% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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)
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Chicken (51 meetings) | 18 |
| 28 | Pork Ribs (52 meetings) | 24 |
| 16 | Pork (52 meetings) | 36 |
| 19 | Brisket (51 meetings) | 32 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 7 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 5–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — PARTS 'R' SMOKIN leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 43.53 points at Smoke in the Spring (2021-04-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2026-08-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 18 / 83 (695.3716) | 20 / 83 (694.2172) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 19 / 32 (684.4804) | 8 / 32 (693.0860) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 30 / 101 (692.4800) | 35 / 101 (691.3140) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 10 / 68 (694.2172) | 7 / 68 (697.1312) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 31 / 401 (697.6456) | 7 / 401 (703.4060) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 56 / 158 (690.7888) | 88 / 158 (685.0400) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 6 / 62 (702.2284) | 23 / 62 (689.0744) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 1 / 92 (708.6060) | 12 / 92 (697.0740) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 215 / 444 (677.0056) | 87 / 444 (689.0972) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 20 / 65 (689.6800) | 4 / 65 (702.2744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 53 / 97 (680.9824) | 10 / 97 (696.5028) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 81 / 487 (688.4796) | 33 / 487 (694.2516) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 9 / 57 (695.3600) | 6 / 57 (698.2400) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 61 / 62 (677.0172) | 58 / 62 (682.1600) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 20 / 90 (694.2172) | 11 / 90 (697.6804) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 16 / 28 (677.5772) | 23 / 28 (668.4340) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 11 / 31 (685.6228) | 10 / 31 (687.3488) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 35 / 103 (685.6800) | 5 / 103 (698.2172) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 6 / 68 (698.2400) | 31 / 68 (681.0284) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 28 / 505 (694.7884) | 79 / 505 (686.8228) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 33 / 249 (694.8228) | 146 / 249 (678.7540) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 5 / 33 (695.9544) | 10 / 33 (690.7772) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 21 / 36 (680.4456) | 17 / 36 (684.4340) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 41 / 94 (677.6112) | 29 / 94 (683.3256) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 34 / 92 (691.9200) | 85 / 92 (671.8396) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 20 / 111 (689.6456) | 60 / 111 (677.0628) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 73 / 467 (679.9428) | 99 / 467 (675.9428) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 | 11 / 25 (683.3488) | 14 / 25 (679.8512) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 | 15 / 25 (671.8284) | 11 / 25 (677.0400) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 87 / 105 (648.9600) | 18 / 105 (692.4912) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 28 / 70 (677.0284) | 3 / 70 (695.9312) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 34 / 94 (689.0856) | 72 / 94 (674.1828) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 47 / 93 (673.6228) | 1 / 93 (706.2744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 32 / 58 (683.3028) | 35 / 58 (681.5996) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 33 / 64 (681.0284) | 7 / 64 (696.4912) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | 9 / 38 (692.5144) | 11 / 38 (687.3256) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 20 / 36 (677.6000) | 12 / 36 (686.2172) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ | 16 / 34 (675.9084) | 6 / 34 (682.7424) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks | 20 / 43 (680.4912) | 8 / 43 (689.0744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 20 / 30 (677.1088) | 23 / 30 (675.9200) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2020-07-24 | Farm Stock Smoke Off | 11 / 21 (686.7544) | 2 / 21 (703.9772) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 20 / 32 (674.1600) | 10 / 32 (687.3828) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2 / 42 (703.4172) | 3 / 42 (697.1200) | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery | 21 / 31 (671.3944) | 5 / 31 (685.6228) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-10-19 | Rock-N-Q on the planes | 15 / 28 (657.6460) | 1 / 28 (691.9540) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 168 / 468 (669.0972 · Master) | 34 / 468 (505.6456 · Open Comp) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 5 / 66 (690.8572) | 3 / 66 (694.2172) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | 29 / 41 (653.5888) | 27 / 41 (658.1028) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-07-20 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show | 15 / 27 (662.1256) | 10 / 27 (684.5144) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 | 23 / 53 (677.6572) | 7 / 53 (697.0976) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 34 / 104 (675.9200) | 6 / 104 (694.8116) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |