Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Meat Candy Q has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bad Bears BBQ | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Contests | 122 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 8 | Category wins | 44 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 25 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 95.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.33% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.63% |
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 | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 14 |
| 5 | Pork (19 meetings) | 14 |
| 10 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 3 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 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 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 2 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.46 points at The Golden State Battle VI (2024-03-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1084 points at BBQ Jackpot (2024-12-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bad Bears BBQ | Meat Candy Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown | 10 / 29 (686.7768) | 1 / 29 (704.0112) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 9 / 27 (686.7540) | 5 / 27 (694.2632) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 9 / 41 (695.9316) | 19 / 41 (685.6460) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 17 / 53 (685.6000) | 19 / 53 (683.3832) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 40 / 90 (683.3488) | 17 / 90 (693.6228) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 8 / 21 (682.2172) | 11 / 21 (678.2172) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (677.6456) | 18 / 25 (669.6228) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 12 / 31 (677.5884) | 7 / 31 (689.1316) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 18 / 26 (676.5372) | 1 / 26 (699.4400) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 10 / 27 (693.0512) | 7 / 27 (695.3828) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 21 / 31 (670.7428) | 5 / 31 (684.5028) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 34 / 74 (679.8856) | 35 / 74 (678.7772) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 9 / 35 (695.9428) | 4 / 35 (701.7376) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 14 / 34 (688.0116) | 9 / 34 (691.9544) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 2 / 27 (698.2744) | 11 / 27 (681.0740) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 24 / 33 (670.1600) | 2 / 33 (693.6228) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 12 / 40 (691.3944) | 2 / 40 (706.2744) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest | 12 / 17 (679.8972) | 8 / 17 (690.7540) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 11 / 29 (678.2516) | 20 / 29 (668.4684) | Bad Bears BBQ |