Head-to-head
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP vs Shark Q
4 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Shark Q has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | Shark Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 47 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 11 | Category wins | 4 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±3.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.3% |
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)
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | Shark Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Pork (9 meetings) | 3 |
| 5 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Shark Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 13.19 points at Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) (2025-07-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2628 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | Shark Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) | 10 / 13 (684.4688) | 8 / 13 (687.3024) | Shark Q |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 275 / 401 (664.4456) | 216 / 401 (675.9316) | Shark Q |
| 2025-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 12 / 19 (689.6344) | 11 / 19 (692.4800) | Shark Q |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 4 / 18 (698.2172) | 14 / 18 (685.0284) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 157 / 444 (682.7656) | 131 / 444 (685.0284) | Shark Q |
| 2024-07-27 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 11 / 20 (692.4800) | 7 / 20 (698.8000) | Shark Q |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (707.9772) | 5 / 20 (703.9772) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 6 / 27 (700.5144) | 12 / 27 (691.3372) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 11 / 25 (689.0856) | 14 / 25 (684.4572) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |