Region head-to-head

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Puerto Rico PR · 5 contests · 98 teams · 2.6 years 0 this season · 0 on the calendar

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Alabama AL · 284 contests · 2603 teams · 13.3 years 12 this season · 6 on the calendar

Alabama takes 18 of the 20 measures below to Puerto Rico's 2. 2 teams have cooked in both.

Every measure

The winning side of each row is marked. “Winner” isn't always the bigger number — the tougher judging room is the one with the lower average category score, and that row is scored that way.

Puerto Rico	Measure	Alabama
5	Contests held	284
4	Contests with results	235
0	Contests this season	12
0	On the calendar	6
4	Seasons on record	15
98	Teams competed	2,603
0	Teams out this season	170
35 teams	Typical field	30 teams
41 teams	Biggest field	93 teams
678.11	Avg winning score Master · of 720	687.78
686.8456	Best score ever Master overall	714.2628
155.10	Avg category score lower = tougher room	165.79
0	Perfect 180s	214
0.0	180s per 1,000 entries	10.1
4	Grand champions crowned	205
0	State championships	38
5	Recurring contests	158
1	Towns hosting	49
0	Reps working	22
$0	Published purses contests that listed one	$702,080

Contests per season

When each one cooks (month of year)

How each room scores (average per judged meat — lower is harder)

Teams that cook in both (2 in total)

Contests counted at overall grain — one per contest, whichever series they entered. These are the teams whose own record says how the two regions compare.

Team	Rating	PR contests	PR GCs	AL contests	AL GCs
Smoke'Em All	1533	4	—	12	—
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	1709	1	—	4	—

Who wins in Puerto Rico

Team	GCs	Contests
PLAYING WITH FIRE	1	4
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	1	3
T-MAC SMOKIN	1	2
R2-BQ	1	1
Smoke'Em All	—	4
BBQ FREAKS	—	4
Cocineros del Este	—	4
Sabor A Lena	—	4

Who wins in Alabama

Team	GCs	Contests
Organizer Portal	16	65
Hickory Hangover	9	63
NORALA BBQ TEAM	8	62
The Specialists	7	56
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	7	38
LEE LA Q	6	90
RIBLIFE	6	61
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	5	64

📍 All of Puerto Rico 📍 All of Alabama 🗺 Every region