Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
26 head-to-head wins
NORALA BBQ TEAM has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Pork Life | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 105 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 0 | Category wins | 23 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 137.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 145.5% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.7% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±15.45% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.51% |
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)
| Pork Life | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (35 meetings) | 24 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 30 |
| 1 | Pork (11 meetings) | 10 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 3 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 2 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.14 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7372 points at Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-03-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Pork Life | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 36 / 125 (335.9084) | 1 / 125 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | 14 / 16 (337.0856) | 2 / 16 (354.2628) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 15 (340.5256) | 7 / 15 (346.8344) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | 5 / 22 (342.8000) | 12 / 22 (338.2172) | Pork Life |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 24 / 30 (330.1944) | 10 / 30 (345.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 28 (335.4060) | 8 / 28 (347.3828) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 23 / 29 (337.0744) | 5 / 29 (346.2516) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 28 / 42 (329.6228) | 12 / 42 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 22 / 23 (331.3256) | 1 / 23 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 13 / 28 (339.3716) | 1 / 28 (355.4288) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 43 (347.9772) | 8 / 43 (346.2400) | Pork Life |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 37 / 59 (334.8000) | 24 / 59 (342.2284) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 8 / 18 (342.2284) | 3 / 18 (345.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 27 (341.0972) | 3 / 27 (350.8456) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (342.2400) | 4 / 17 (348.5372) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 35 (340.5028) | 1 / 35 (353.1428) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 11 / 20 (340.5144) | 2 / 20 (355.4056) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 1 / 27 (349.6916) | 5 / 27 (344.5372) | Pork Life |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 5 / 31 (345.7032) | 10 / 31 (338.2172) | Pork Life |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 16 (331.3488) | 4 / 16 (344.5256) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 46 / 73 (324.4800) | 10 / 73 (346.2744) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 | 14 / 18 (327.9200) | 2 / 18 (351.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 | 11 / 11 (315.2800) | 4 / 11 (337.0628) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (323.8740) | 1 / 17 (347.3828) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 23 / 35 (493.6000) | 5 / 35 (514.2172) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 38 / 39 (316.4228) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 22 / 65 (490.7200) | 2 / 65 (522.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 6 / 13 (335.9200) | 8 / 13 (333.6460) | Pork Life |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 14 / 72 (337.1316) | 10 / 72 (341.6916) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls | 37 / 34 (319.3260) | 25 / 34 (331.9200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls | 31 / 38 (323.8856) | 12 / 38 (339.9428) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |