Head-to-head
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse vs BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.
11 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Contests | 43 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 6 | Category wins | 5 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.2% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.2% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±1.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.5% |
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 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 8 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 5 |
| 9 | Pork (22 meetings) | 13 |
| 9 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — Carrol Lou's Smokehouse leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.75 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0340 points at Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 (2019-05-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 8 / 38 (682.2400) | 34 / 38 (645.4856) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 19 / 44 (668.4684) | 26 / 44 (660.4456) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 17 / 45 (667.3600) | 32 / 45 (658.0912) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 22 / 25 (658.7884) | 10 / 25 (674.8116) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 11 / 30 (674.2284) | 21 / 30 (662.1948) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 35 / 53 (661.6228) | 29 / 53 (669.6000) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 34 / 63 (669.6796) | 2 / 63 (686.2744) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 44 / 69 (661.0972) | 16 / 69 (676.5144) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 27 / 66 (658.7768) | 6 / 66 (680.5596) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 9 / 52 (669.6340) | 5 / 52 (674.2060) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 3 / 43 (692.5028) | 18 / 43 (670.7428) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue | 15 / 29 (673.0288) | 13 / 29 (677.0172) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 16 / 31 (668.4456) | 10 / 31 (673.5884) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 8 / 42 (682.2516) | 10 / 42 (679.8968) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 5 / 50 (678.1944) | 13 / 50 (668.9712) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 9 / 25 (665.0628) | 3 / 25 (681.0284) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 9 / 36 (672.4684) | 15 / 36 (665.0284) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 22 / 48 (658.1140) | 21 / 48 (658.1480) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 11 / 40 (667.8628) | 6 / 40 (674.7428) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 1 / 20 (687.3944) | 7 / 20 (662.1600) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 1 / 33 (693.6916) | 3 / 33 (687.9884) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 6 / 40 (680.5028) | 10 / 40 (678.7080) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |