Region head-to-head

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Sweden SE · 1 contests · 31 teams · 0 years 0 this season · 0 on the calendar

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California CA · 358 contests · 2565 teams · 13.6 years 11 this season · 3 on the calendar

California takes 19 of the 20 measures below to Sweden's 1. 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.

Sweden	Measure	California
1	Contests held	358
1	Contests with results	259
0	Contests this season	11
0	On the calendar	3
1	Seasons on record	15
31	Teams competed	2,565
0	Teams out this season	102
31 teams	Typical field	34 teams
31 teams	Biggest field	100 teams
674.25	Avg winning score Master · of 720	693.88
674.2512	Best score ever Master overall	718.8572
159.10	Avg category score lower = tougher room	162.71
0	Perfect 180s	229
0.0	180s per 1,000 entries	6.6
1	Grand champions crowned	256
0	State championships	88
1	Recurring contests	238
1	Towns hosting	91
0	Reps working	11
$0	Published purses contests that listed one	$660,875

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	SE contests	SE GCs	CA contests	CA GCs
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	1745	1	—	2	—
SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC	1491	1	—	1	—

Who wins in Sweden

Team	GCs	Contests
BUTTRUB.COM	1	1
BBQ Brothers	—	1
Clean Smoke BBQ	—	1
SMOKING FINNS FI	—	1
White Squirrel BBQ	—	1
BBQ Team Laurentius	—	1
Cozy Pig BBQ	—	1
PUREBBQ	—	1

Who wins in California

Team	GCs	Contests
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	24	105
Burnin and Lootin	15	100
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	13	136
SON OF SMOKE	10	56
B' Mackin BBQ	8	63
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	8	48
LEFT COAST Q	7	46
Meat Candy Q	6	91

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