Head-to-head
PJ's Magic Smoke vs Yardogs BBQ
0 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Yardogs BBQ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| PJ's Magic Smoke | Yardogs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Contests | 38 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 0 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 92.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 191.9% |
| 90.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 91% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.6% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.56% |
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)
| PJ's Magic Smoke | Yardogs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — Yardogs BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 2 times — Yardogs BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 2 times — Yardogs BBQ leads there 2–0
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PJ's Magic Smoke | Yardogs BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 36 / 39 (660.9600 · Master) | 12 / 39 (341.6800 · Backyard) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 33 / 43 (667.2456 · Master) | 18 / 43 (335.3716 · Backyard) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 17 / 17 (650.1608 · Master) | 15 / 17 (330.7888 · Backyard) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 21 / 25 (651.2688 · Master) | 15 / 25 (331.3488 · Backyard) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 21 / 26 (664.9716 · Master) | 4 / 26 (346.8228 · Backyard) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 26 / 26 (631.7600 · Master) | 4 / 26 (339.9544 · Backyard) | Yardogs BBQ |