Head-to-head
Poppin Smoke BBQ vs Ambition Que
7 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Poppin Smoke BBQ has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 120 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 2 | Category wins | 6 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±2.72% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 1 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 3 times — Poppin Smoke BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Poppin Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 58.38 points at 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (2024-07-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 58.3768 points at 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (2024-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Poppin Smoke BBQ | Ambition Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 5 / 32 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 27 / 32 (674.6968 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 1 / 37 (353.1200 · Backyard) | 19 / 37 (683.8972 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 / 42 (348.5488 · Backyard) | 26 / 42 (674.7544 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 6 / 26 (349.7032 · Backyard) | 19 / 26 (686.1712 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 36 (337.6688 · Backyard) | 19 / 36 (681.5768 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 12 / 56 (336.5600 · Backyard) | 41 / 56 (674.7200 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 14 / 53 (328.5144 · Backyard) | 23 / 53 (686.1940 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 27 / 28 (626.1260) | 9 / 28 (684.5028) | Ambition Que |