Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Red Rock Cafe | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Contests | 188 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 2 | Category wins | 47 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 96.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±2% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| Red Rock Cafe | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 11 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 2 | Pork (11 meetings) | 9 |
| 2 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 43.03 points at BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (2024-07-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2860 points at 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (2022-08-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Red Rock Cafe | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 22 / 37 (651.1880) | 1 / 37 (694.2172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 23 / 27 (646.0684) | 6 / 27 (687.3372) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 13 / 19 (651.3372) | 2 / 19 (687.3484) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 20 / 36 (659.8400) | 8 / 36 (686.1712) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | 3 / 26 (679.8860) | 4 / 26 (677.6000) | Red Rock Cafe |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 20 / 25 (662.1712) | 6 / 25 (691.3140) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 42 / 60 (663.8512) | 11 / 60 (690.7768) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 20 / 44 (667.8972) | 9 / 44 (679.3260) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 8 / 25 (679.9084) | 2 / 25 (689.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) | 1 / 25 (690.8572) | 4 / 25 (681.5884) | Red Rock Cafe |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 15 / 43 (678.2060) | 7 / 43 (688.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |