Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Backwooder BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Backwooder BBQ | Yardogs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Contests | 38 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 3 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 191.9% |
| 92.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.48% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.56% |
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)
| Backwooder BBQ | Yardogs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 12 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — Yardogs BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.37 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2025-07-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0572 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2024-07-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Backwooder BBQ | Yardogs BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | 12 / 39 (341.6800) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 9 / 43 (342.2400) | 18 / 43 (335.3716) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 7 / 17 (341.6804) | 15 / 17 (330.7888) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 7 / 25 (342.2516) | 15 / 25 (331.3488) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 15 / 32 (327.8972) | 8 / 32 (337.6688) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 4 / 31 (343.9428) | 8 / 31 (334.7772) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 8 / 16 (336.5144) | 2 / 16 (347.3944) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 22 / 27 (320.5028) | 3 / 27 (346.8688) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 23 / 30 (330.7884) | 17 / 30 (338.8116) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 5 / 10 (343.9428) | 3 / 10 (345.6916) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 26 (335.3368) | 6 / 26 (338.8348) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 3 / 26 (344.5140) | 11 / 26 (337.6920) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 15 / 28 (319.8744) | 7 / 28 (331.9432) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 1 / 32 (347.9772) | 12 / 32 (330.2060) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 20 / 35 (332.4912) | 19 / 35 (332.5484) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 19 (330.7768) | 3 / 19 (345.0972) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 22 / 29 (322.8456) | 13 / 29 (335.9432) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 11 / 26 (335.3600) | 3 / 26 (346.2516) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 14 / 37 (335.9200) | 1 / 37 (354.2744) | Yardogs BBQ |