Head-to-head
Q42 vs American Barbecue Company
3 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Q42 | American Barbecue Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Contests | 45 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 94.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.9% |
| 91.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 71% | Avg finish | top 49% |
| ±1.85% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.61% |
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)
| Q42 | American Barbecue Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 17 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 13 |
| 7 | Pork (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 6 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 5 times — American Barbecue Company leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 4 times — American Barbecue Company leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 4 times — American Barbecue Company leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 3 times — American Barbecue Company leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kora Kares for Kids 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 50.40 points at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2026-04-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.7772 points at Massachusetts in May (Day 2) (2024-05-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Q42 | American Barbecue Company | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 33 / 51 (673.0288) | 39 / 51 (666.8004) | Q42 |
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 31 / 36 (654.7084) | 18 / 36 (677.0172) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 24 / 29 (659.3604) | 17 / 29 (677.6572) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 29 / 33 (644.4456) | 3 / 33 (694.8460) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 18 / 25 (655.2804) | 13 / 25 (677.0516) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 12 / 16 (669.6344) | 7 / 16 (697.6572) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 14 / 16 (650.1144) | 7 / 16 (690.2400) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids | 27 / 40 (661.0516) | 11 / 40 (684.5368) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 17 / 26 (667.9204) | 15 / 26 (674.1256) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 14 / 22 (673.6112) | 7 / 22 (682.7312) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 22 / 29 (661.6340) | 6 / 29 (685.6688) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 14 / 27 (670.2172) | 11 / 27 (677.7716) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 22 / 35 (668.4688) | 7 / 35 (692.5256) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 12 / 27 (681.1316) | 18 / 27 (670.1828) | Q42 |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 17 / 25 (669.6684) | 14 / 25 (673.6116) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | 17 / 25 (668.5028) | 13 / 25 (675.3596) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) | 15 / 25 (665.6456) | 12 / 25 (670.7424) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke | 16 / 19 (663.9656) | 19 / 19 (651.8972) | Q42 |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 35 / 37 (626.2172) | 21 / 37 (665.0288) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 24 / 31 (662.8228) | 22 / 31 (665.6000) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 28 / 30 (623.3032) | 24 / 30 (650.2060) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 24 / 37 (669.6804) | 17 / 37 (679.3944) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 23 / 29 (646.2292) | 8 / 29 (671.3600) | American Barbecue Company |