Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data · 1 dead level
6 head-to-head wins
Brisket Butts is the team Q Cartel sees one call ahead more than anyone (3 times). Q Cartel has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Q Cartel | Brisket Butts | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Contests | 37 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 9 | Category wins | 17 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.8% |
| 95.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.71% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.76% |
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)
| Q Cartel | Brisket Butts | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 5 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork (15 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Didsbury Lions BBQ 2 times — Q Cartel leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Small Town Smoke Down 2 times — Brisket Butts leads there 1–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.11 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7484 points at Smoke in the Valley (2025-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Q Cartel | Brisket Butts | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 51 / 401 (694.8000) | 150 / 401 (683.9200) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 18 / 158 (697.0972) | 118 / 158 (676.9824) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley | 3 / 23 (687.4056) | 4 / 23 (685.6572) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-09-06 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | 3 / 15 (691.9888) | 2 / 15 (694.2512) | Brisket Butts |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 3 / 32 (688.5144) | 16 / 32 (670.7084) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown | 3 / 24 (686.8228) | 2 / 24 (699.3828) | Brisket Butts |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 4 / 27 (695.4172) | 11 / 27 (680.4912) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down | 1 / 25 (704.5600 · Master) | 1 / 25 (177.1428 · Grilling Series) | Dead level |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 8 / 34 (673.5888) | 7 / 34 (679.9312) | Brisket Butts |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley | 8 / 21 (678.1940) | 1 / 21 (696.5140) | Brisket Butts |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 7 / 35 (687.4288) | 3 / 35 (694.2628) | Brisket Butts |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow | 1 / 24 (690.2400) | 5 / 24 (682.2400) | Q Cartel |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 5 / 28 (687.9088) | 8 / 28 (682.7996) | Q Cartel |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down | 14 / 27 (663.3484) | 5 / 27 (674.1484) | Brisket Butts |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2 / 39 (697.7144) | 12 / 39 (681.0284) | Q Cartel |