Head-to-head
Risky Brisket vs Up From The Pits BBQ
15 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Up From The Pits BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | Up From The Pits BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 64 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 9 | Category wins | 10 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.5% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 49% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.55% |
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 | Up From The Pits BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 8 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (26 meetings) | 7 |
| 13 | Pork (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — Up From The Pits BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — Risky Brisket leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.03 points at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2019-07-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5832 points at CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 (2020-07-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | Up From The Pits BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 26 (681.0056 · Master) | 10 / 26 (339.3712 · Backyard) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 12 / 36 (682.7540) | 2 / 36 (696.5028) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett | 12 / 27 (683.9432) | 16 / 27 (671.3140) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 7 / 25 (686.1940) | 8 / 25 (681.6460) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 19 / 28 (674.1828) | 15 / 28 (681.0624) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 32 (673.0860) | 16 / 32 (675.2912) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 20 / 36 (673.0056) | 29 / 36 (655.7940) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 7 / 27 (690.2172) | 13 / 27 (683.3372) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 29 / 42 (665.0400) | 21 / 42 (678.7544) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 8 / 25 (688.4800) | 1 / 25 (697.1084) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 5 / 36 (687.3600) | 15 / 36 (681.0516) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (687.3828) | 16 / 33 (672.4684) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 63 / 92 (682.7768) | 87 / 92 (671.3024) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 1 / 19 (698.2400) | 11 / 19 (671.8968) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 8 / 25 (679.8972) | 15 / 25 (667.2912) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 13 / 38 (675.3488) | 31 / 38 (653.5080) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 20 / 43 (674.7200) | 36 / 43 (660.9600) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 32 / 49 (660.3996) | 37 / 49 (652.4228) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 10 / 44 (678.2628) | 20 / 44 (667.8628) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 21 / 50 (660.4112) | 6 / 50 (684.0000) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 16 / 25 (671.8968) | 14 / 25 (672.4800) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 6 / 30 (683.9656) | 14 / 30 (673.0856) | Risky Brisket |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 31 / 40 (644.9720) | 37 / 40 (615.9428) | Risky Brisket |