Head-to-head
Rio Good BBQ vs SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Rio Good BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Contests | 77 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 6 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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)
| Rio Good BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Pork (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 3 times — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.02 points at The Golden State Battle VI (2024-03-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6912 points at Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest (2024-03-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rio Good BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 6 / 17 (703.9888) | 14 / 17 (690.7888) | Rio Good BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 4 / 25 (696.5488) | 2 / 25 (701.6916) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 15 / 27 (677.0632) | 6 / 27 (689.0628) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 29 / 90 (687.3372) | 42 / 90 (682.7772) | Rio Good BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 15 / 27 (690.7772) | 2 / 27 (702.2744) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 13 / 31 (677.0856) | 2 / 31 (690.8228) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 26 / 74 (682.7424) | 14 / 74 (688.4684) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 19 / 35 (683.3140) | 25 / 35 (671.3140) | Rio Good BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off | 11 / 21 (671.3600) | 10 / 21 (681.0744) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 17 / 34 (680.4800) | 16 / 34 (684.5144) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 8 / 27 (685.0856) | 9 / 27 (683.3944) | Rio Good BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 27 / 33 (666.7656) | 9 / 33 (686.7884) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |