Head-to-head
Bad Bears BBQ vs Smokin' Bliss BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Bad Bears BBQ | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Contests | 54 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 8 | Category wins | 12 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 95.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.33% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.07% |
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 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 8 |
| 7 | Pork (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 10 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 3 times — Smokin' Bliss BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 3 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sutherlin Throwdown 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 2 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — Smokin' Bliss BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.58 points at Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (2023-04-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (2024-06-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bad Bears BBQ | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Sutherlin Throwdown | 10 / 29 (693.0856) | 18 / 29 (682.7772) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 8 / 29 (687.9656) | 1 / 29 (701.1432) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 9 / 27 (686.7540) | 11 / 27 (684.5032) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 40 / 90 (683.3488) | 68 / 90 (670.1140) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 8 / 21 (682.2172) | 5 / 21 (686.2400) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (677.6456) | 1 / 25 (698.2516) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown | 4 / 35 (703.3828) | 3 / 35 (705.7144) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship | 4 / 19 (691.3712) | 1 / 19 (695.9656) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 12 / 31 (677.5884) | 13 / 31 (675.3372) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 18 / 26 (676.5372) | 4 / 26 (695.3712) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 10 / 27 (693.0512) | 13 / 27 (691.3712) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 21 / 31 (670.7428) | 19 / 31 (671.9084) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 34 / 74 (679.8856) | 46 / 74 (673.6456) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 9 / 35 (695.9428) | 8 / 35 (696.5372) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) | 2 / 25 (697.0856) | 7 / 25 (685.6572) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off | 5 / 21 (689.0628) | 2 / 21 (701.0856) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 14 / 34 (688.0116) | 8 / 34 (692.5832) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 2 / 27 (698.2744) | 13 / 27 (678.7888) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 24 / 33 (670.1600) | 19 / 33 (673.5768) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 12 / 40 (691.3944) | 32 / 40 (678.7428) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 11 / 29 (678.2516) | 4 / 29 (688.5144) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off | 11 / 19 (667.8856) | 2 / 19 (686.8572) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 15 / 27 (667.4172) | 1 / 27 (704.0000) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |