Head-to-head
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse vs SmokinGhost BBQ
17 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
SmokinGhost BBQ is the team most often one call behind Carrol Lou's Smokehouse (2 times). SmokinGhost BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Contests | 212 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 6 | Category wins | 32 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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)
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (29 meetings) | 5 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 13 |
| 12 | Pork (28 meetings) | 16 |
| 19 | Brisket (29 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 3 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 160.55 points at Effingham -Jam (2021-07-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Up In Smoke on the Square (2019-05-31)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 19 / 33 (667.8628) | 15 / 33 (672.4800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 19 / 39 (675.9200) | 18 / 39 (676.5028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 84 / 467 (488.4912 · Open Comp) | 79 / 467 (678.7540 · Master) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 6 / 185 (700.5600) | 166 / 185 (660.4800) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 17 / 29 (668.5028) | 29 / 29 (507.9544) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 8 / 38 (682.2400) | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 19 / 44 (668.4684) | 6 / 44 (681.0744) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 17 / 45 (667.3600) | 11 / 45 (671.3488) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 22 / 25 (658.7884) | 11 / 25 (673.6000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 11 / 30 (674.2284) | 9 / 30 (677.6688) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 35 / 53 (661.6228) | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 34 / 63 (669.6796) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 44 / 69 (661.0972) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 27 / 66 (658.7768) | 61 / 66 (623.8284) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 9 / 52 (669.6340) | 7 / 52 (671.3028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 3 / 43 (692.5028) | 24 / 43 (664.4228) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 6 / 23 (681.0516) | 2 / 23 (687.4060) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 15 / 40 (669.0632) | 18 / 40 (666.7660) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 16 / 31 (668.4456) | 17 / 31 (668.4456) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 8 / 42 (682.2516) | 19 / 42 (668.4800) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 26 / 45 (662.1716) | 8 / 45 (678.2632) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 5 / 50 (678.1944) | 16 / 50 (667.8972) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 9 / 25 (665.0628) | 19 / 25 (631.7944) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 9 / 36 (672.4684) | 10 / 36 (671.9084) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 22 / 48 (658.1140) | 24 / 48 (656.4340) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 11 / 40 (667.8628) | 31 / 40 (629.5772) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 1 / 20 (687.3944) | 12 / 20 (651.8740) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 1 / 33 (693.6916) | 7 / 33 (680.4800) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 23 / 67 (680.4916) | 26 / 67 (678.1828) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |