Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| RUBY CREEK BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 188 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 5 | Category wins | 47 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 140.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 95.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 39% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±13.11% | 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)
| RUBY CREEK BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 48.57 points at Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) (2020-06-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8916 points at GLBBQA Spring Fling (2024-04-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RUBY CREEK BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 43 / 56 (667.9084) | 14 / 56 (688.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 30 / 100 (337.6572 · Backyard) | 33 / 100 (689.0628 · Master) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest | 1 / 18 (335.9428 · Backyard) | 8 / 18 (674.1484 · Master) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 63 / 118 (682.7540) | 100 / 118 (667.2568) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 10 / 62 (691.9772) | 16 / 62 (689.0856) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 30 / 93 (324.4456 · Backyard) | 18 / 93 (693.6228 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 12 / 17 (666.1716) | 2 / 17 (698.2288) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q | 13 / 17 (650.7200) | 8 / 17 (684.4912) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 7 / 25 (307.9544 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (697.6572 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 65 / 69 (624.4460) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 5 / 36 (312.9828 · Backyard) | 1 / 36 (682.8576 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 13 / 38 (493.6116) | 4 / 38 (506.2056) | THE BBQ BUS | |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 6 / 22 (672.5144) | 12 / 22 (659.3028) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |