Head-to-head
14 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Bad Bears BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bad Bears BBQ | Big Cat BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Contests | 44 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 8 | Category wins | 4 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| 95.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±2.33% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.55% |
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)
| Bad Bears BBQ | Big Cat BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 6 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 13 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 3 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 3 times — Big Cat BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 2 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.88 points at The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) (2025-01-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest (2025-03-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bad Bears BBQ | Big Cat BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 7 / 17 (703.3940) | 10 / 17 (697.6572) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (688.5140) | 13 / 25 (682.1828) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 8 / 29 (687.9656) | 12 / 29 (680.5256) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 9 / 27 (686.7540) | 2 / 27 (696.5144) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 9 / 41 (695.9316) | 31 / 41 (667.2220) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 40 / 90 (683.3488) | 56 / 90 (676.4572) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown | 4 / 35 (703.3828) | 9 / 35 (691.3716) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 8 / 28 (694.2172) | 25 / 28 (666.1484) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | 1 / 30 (694.8456) | 4 / 30 (687.9200) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship | 4 / 19 (691.3712) | 10 / 19 (673.0512) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 12 / 31 (677.5884) | 19 / 31 (668.5032) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 18 / 26 (676.5372) | 17 / 26 (677.6916) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 10 / 27 (693.0512) | 26 / 27 (662.1716) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 21 / 31 (670.7428) | 14 / 31 (676.5260) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) | 2 / 25 (697.0856) | 1 / 25 (698.2744) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 14 / 34 (688.0116) | 19 / 34 (678.1940) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 2 / 27 (698.2744) | 7 / 27 (688.4912) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 24 / 33 (670.1600) | 16 / 33 (676.4456) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 12 / 40 (691.3944) | 27 / 40 (682.7884) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 11 / 29 (678.2516) | 6 / 29 (686.2512) | Big Cat BBQ |