Head-to-head
15 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Bad Bears BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bad Bears BBQ | Pops BBQ 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Contests | 39 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 8 | Category wins | 4 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.7% |
| 95.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.6% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 61% |
| ±2.33% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.57% |
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 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 8 |
| 14 | Pork (18 meetings) | 4 |
| 11 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 4 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ 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 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.30 points at 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) (2025-08-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2026-01-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bad Bears BBQ | Pops BBQ 22 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 7 / 17 (703.3940) | 12 / 17 (695.9312) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (688.5140) | 11 / 25 (684.5260) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 8 / 29 (687.9656) | 16 / 29 (674.8116) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 9 / 27 (686.7540) | 12 / 27 (682.8572) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 9 / 41 (695.9316) | 11 / 41 (693.1088) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 17 / 53 (685.6000) | 14 / 53 (686.7312) | Pops BBQ 22 |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 8 / 21 (682.2172) | 17 / 21 (655.9204) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (677.6456) | 20 / 25 (662.1376) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 12 / 31 (677.5884) | 21 / 31 (666.7768) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 18 / 26 (676.5372) | 6 / 26 (689.1544) | Pops BBQ 22 |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 10 / 27 (693.0512) | 18 / 27 (687.4400) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 21 / 31 (670.7428) | 28 / 31 (659.8508) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) | 2 / 25 (697.0856) | 10 / 25 (679.9428) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off | 5 / 21 (689.0628) | 13 / 21 (667.8856) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 14 / 34 (688.0116) | 25 / 34 (670.2172) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 24 / 33 (670.1600) | 30 / 33 (656.4228) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 12 / 40 (691.3944) | 29 / 40 (682.1368) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off | 11 / 19 (667.8856) | 5 / 19 (677.6796) | Pops BBQ 22 |