Head-to-head
21 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| RUB MY RACK | Phoenix BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 89 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 11 | Category wins | 4 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.1% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.33% |
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)
| RUB MY RACK | Phoenix BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 16 |
| 24 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 8 |
| 18 | Pork (32 meetings) | 14 |
| 18 | Brisket (32 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — Phoenix BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — Phoenix BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked MN Masters BBQ 2 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.59 points at SMSU Smokefest (2019-08-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0232 points at 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational (2021-11-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RUB MY RACK | Phoenix BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 57 / 77 (673.0400) | 67 / 77 (668.4112) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 36 / 71 (672.9480) | 23 / 71 (679.9772) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 19 / 46 (674.1368) | 14 / 46 (682.8456) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 13 / 26 (670.1140) | 15 / 26 (668.9940) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 21 / 58 (684.4456) | 2 / 58 (701.1548) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 15 / 47 (673.5996) | 5 / 47 (688.5372) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 13 / 27 (677.6116) | 24 / 27 (650.0684) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 37 (689.6572) | 25 / 37 (675.8856) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 37 / 41 (646.6172) | 14 / 41 (676.4688) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 21 / 32 (666.7084) | 18 / 32 (673.5540) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 26 / 58 (683.3716) | 24 / 58 (683.9312) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 7 / 211 (700.5488) | 169 / 211 (672.4916) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 86 / 487 (687.3944) | 121 / 487 (684.4800) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 39 (671.2912) | 24 / 39 (666.1140) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 40 (678.7196) | 7 / 40 (688.4912) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 43 (685.6228) | 20 / 43 (668.4912) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 56 / 505 (689.6340) | 120 / 505 (682.2396) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 42 / 249 (692.4336) | 161 / 249 (677.0168) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 12 / 37 (680.4340) | 22 / 37 (668.5032) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 39 (672.4568) | 10 / 39 (678.7428) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 5 / 46 (690.2172) | 16 / 46 (680.5028) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 44 / 92 (689.6228) | 45 / 92 (689.5996) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 19 / 111 (690.1712) | 59 / 111 (677.0744) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 1 / 26 (687.3600) | 22 / 26 (665.6456) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 43 (674.8000) | 14 / 43 (678.7544) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 3 / 49 (689.1084) | 14 / 49 (675.9088) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 13 / 45 (668.5256) | 28 / 45 (659.3140) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 1 / 52 (690.8000) | 19 / 52 (666.1828) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 32 / 47 (664.4684) | 36 / 47 (657.6688) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 35 / 53 (657.5768) | 27 / 53 (664.4684) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 5 / 22 (677.0628) | 12 / 22 (661.6920) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 12 / 46 (681.6800) | 36 / 46 (650.0916) | RUB MY RACK |