Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
LOVE 2 Q has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| PIG NEWTON | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Contests | 152 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 1 | Category wins | 29 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 95.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±8.9% |
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)
| PIG NEWTON | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 4 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 3 |
| 4 | Pork (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 2 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 16.62 points at Smoke on the Trails (2019-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2021-08-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PIG NEWTON | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley | 20 / 31 (668.4456) | 15 / 31 (674.7660) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 25 / 30 (668.3884) | 16 / 30 (681.0168) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 25 / 54 (682.1944) | 16 / 54 (686.7888) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-08-06 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 14 / 26 (673.0512) | 13 / 26 (673.6456) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River | 22 / 55 (683.3372) | 21 / 55 (685.0400) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) | 2 / 51 (180.0000 · Other) | 12 / 51 (685.1084 · Master) | PIG NEWTON |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails | 19 / 53 (663.2684) | 6 / 53 (679.8856) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 108 / 468 (677.0396) | 173 / 468 (668.4684) | PIG NEWTON |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | 24 / 41 (665.0628) | 30 / 41 (653.0740) | PIG NEWTON |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 | 26 / 53 (674.2288) | 18 / 53 (681.6228) | LOVE 2 Q |