Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Rudes BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | Rudes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 85 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 9 | Category wins | 12 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.6% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.76% |
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)
| Risky Brisket | Rudes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 2 | Pork (2 meetings) | 0 |
| 2 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 2 times — Rudes BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.82 points at Best of the Midwest BBQ (2022-10-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 18.9260 points at GLBBQA Spring Fling (2024-04-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | Rudes BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 16 / 32 (695.3600 · Master) | 3 / 32 (343.9428 · Backyard) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 26 / 26 (525.0972 · Master) | 1 / 26 (349.6916 · Backyard) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 / 37 (691.9544 · Master) | 3 / 37 (345.6800 · Backyard) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 20 / 40 (670.6972 · Master) | 24 / 40 (338.2172 · Backyard) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 26 (681.0056 · Master) | 1 / 26 (348.5372 · Backyard) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 36 (690.2284 · Master) | 8 / 36 (341.6688 · Backyard) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 31 / 36 (659.8056 · Master) | 4 / 36 (349.1084 · Backyard) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 62 (693.6572) | 37 / 62 (674.7312) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 12 / 36 (682.7540) | 18 / 36 (659.9316) | Risky Brisket |