Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Matt's Backyard BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Q42 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Contests | 41 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 1 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 94.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.5% |
| 91.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.2% |
| top 71% | Avg finish | top 60% |
| ±1.85% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.97% |
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 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Pork (13 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 5 times — Matt's Backyard BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kora Kares for Kids 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 2 times — Q42 leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.11 points at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2024-04-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.7536 points at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2024-04-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Q42 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 33 / 51 (673.0288) | 13 / 51 (690.1940) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 31 / 36 (654.7084) | 28 / 36 (659.8628) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 50 / 59 (652.4116 · Master) | 3 / 59 (685.6572 · Backyard) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 29 / 33 (644.4456) | 21 / 33 (670.1716) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 22 / 35 (668.4688) | 18 / 35 (674.7200) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 19 / 30 (663.3256) | 21 / 30 (659.8400) | Q42 |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | 17 / 25 (668.5028) | 19 / 25 (662.7544) | Q42 |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) | 15 / 25 (665.6456) | 20 / 25 (654.1600) | Q42 |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids | 12 / 39 (678.8572) | 30 / 39 (652.9828) | Q42 |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke | 16 / 19 (663.9656) | 13 / 19 (668.5256) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 24 / 37 (669.6804) | 23 / 37 (672.4340) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 23 / 29 (646.2292) | 5 / 29 (679.3372) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 24 / 31 (661.6232) | 23 / 31 (667.8856) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |