Head-to-head
10 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Q-JITSU has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Q-JITSU | PB&J's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Contests | 35 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 5 | Category wins | 1 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 94.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.5% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 45% |
| ±1.73% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.63% |
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-JITSU | PB&J's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 12 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (26 meetings) | 10 |
| 10 | Pork (21 meetings) | 11 |
| 10 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 7 times — Q-JITSU leads there 4–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — Q-JITSU leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 2 times — Q-JITSU leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.38 points at GLBBQA Spring Fling (2025-04-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at GLBBQA Spring Fling (2024-04-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Q-JITSU | PB&J's BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-16 | Great Lakes Smoke Showdown BBQ Cook Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 1 / 12 (677.1544) | 3 / 12 (668.5372) | Q-JITSU |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 45 (689.7488) | 22 / 45 (682.7540) | Q-JITSU |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 25 / 34 (661.6452) | 9 / 34 (679.3600) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 29 / 42 (669.0056) | 27 / 42 (673.6112) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 43 (683.3372) | 14 / 43 (686.7544) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 6 / 56 (699.9772) | 34 / 56 (677.6000) | Q-JITSU |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest | 3 / 18 (683.9200) | 2 / 18 (685.6456) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 40 (688.5256) | 17 / 40 (671.3944) | Q-JITSU |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 9 / 26 (675.9088) | 23 / 26 (653.6348) | Q-JITSU |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 22 / 62 (684.5372) | 24 / 62 (683.9660) | Q-JITSU |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 44 (673.6572) | 24 / 44 (669.6456) | Q-JITSU |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 4 / 25 (689.0856) | 12 / 25 (680.4684) | Q-JITSU |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 16 / 50 (679.9544) | 4 / 50 (695.3484) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 17 / 28 (663.8740) | 13 / 28 (667.8860) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 15 / 32 (664.5256) | 23 / 32 (649.0400) | Q-JITSU |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 20 / 28 (662.6852) | 24 / 28 (653.5656) | Q-JITSU |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 22 / 42 (662.8000) | 17 / 42 (667.3824) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 46 / 69 (660.4572) | 43 / 69 (661.1200) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 47 / 66 (646.1716) | 18 / 66 (665.6336) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 17 / 28 (668.4800) | 2 / 28 (689.1428) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | 19 / 40 (659.4056) | 15 / 40 (665.6688) | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | 9 / 30 (669.0968) | 5 / 30 (674.8568) | PB&J's BBQ |