Head-to-head
RACK CITY BBQ vs SoCal Outlaw BBQ
6 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
SoCal Outlaw BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| RACK CITY BBQ | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Contests | 26 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 2 | Category wins | 5 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 50% |
| ±1.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.78% |
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)
| RACK CITY BBQ | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Pork (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) 2 times — RACK CITY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.58 points at BBQ & Brew Festival (2026-02-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1776 points at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) (2025-05-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RACK CITY BBQ | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival | 18 / 25 (675.3372) | 3 / 25 (695.9200) | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 66 / 90 (672.5144) | 32 / 90 (686.7660) | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 24 / 35 (683.9316) | 21 / 35 (686.2056) | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 5 / 20 (702.8116) | 8 / 20 (690.2628) | RACK CITY BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) | 3 / 27 (693.6804) | 6 / 27 (692.5028) | RACK CITY BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 12 / 26 (685.6800) | 7 / 26 (689.0860) | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest | 11 / 29 (680.5032) | 17 / 29 (678.7772) | RACK CITY BBQ |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 23 / 48 (673.6000) | 27 / 48 (671.2568) | RACK CITY BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 27 / 74 (682.2172) | 48 / 74 (671.9200) | RACK CITY BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 13 / 35 (689.6344) | 6 / 35 (701.6800) | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | 11 / 39 (677.0628) | 16 / 39 (670.2056) | RACK CITY BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew | 25 / 39 (676.4688) | 18 / 39 (679.9200) | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |