Head-to-head
19 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
RICHIE Z's is the team most often one call behind SIN CIRCLE BBQ (4 times). SIN CIRCLE BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | RICHIE Z's | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 43 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 7 | Category wins | 2 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.2% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.87% |
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)
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | RICHIE Z's | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 9 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (26 meetings) | 11 |
| 9 | Pork (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 14 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championship 3 times — SIN CIRCLE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GOBS Que (DAY 2) 3 times — SIN CIRCLE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 2 times — SIN CIRCLE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 2 times — SIN CIRCLE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 2 times — SIN CIRCLE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.13 points at GOBS Que (2019-08-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5256 points at Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest (2021-08-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | RICHIE Z's | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 6 / 34 (690.8116) | 19 / 34 (675.3368) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 12 / 39 (671.3372) | 17 / 39 (665.6456) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 12 / 28 (678.2288) | 19 / 28 (665.0972) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 16 / 40 (670.7772) | 15 / 40 (673.0400) | RICHIE Z's |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 9 / 46 (688.5028) | 3 / 46 (690.3200) | RICHIE Z's |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 172 / 467 (669.0512) | 248 / 467 (660.4456) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 / 185 (703.9884) | 124 / 185 (675.3716) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 9 / 26 (678.8348) | 10 / 26 (678.2284) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 5 / 31 (692.4684) | 6 / 31 (691.9428) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) | 9 / 25 (677.6228) | 12 / 25 (674.7196) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) | 14 / 26 (670.1368) | 19 / 26 (649.5656) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 3 / 49 (692.5484) | 4 / 49 (692.0112) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 19 / 29 (665.6916) | 24 / 29 (659.2684) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 1 / 43 (693.7028) | 22 / 43 (668.4912) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 10 / 47 (678.8228) | 38 / 47 (656.5604) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 19 / 53 (670.1256) | 5 / 53 (683.9200) | RICHIE Z's |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 17 / 22 (648.5260) | 18 / 22 (647.4404) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 7 / 29 (686.2172) | 14 / 29 (670.1372) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | 6 / 31 (681.6112) | 17 / 31 (670.7772) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 16 / 46 (679.9544) | 23 / 46 (666.8228) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2019-08-09 | GOBS Que | 5 / 29 (683.8972) | 14 / 29 (654.7656) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska | 24 / 40 (659.3828) | 15 / 40 (671.9540) | RICHIE Z's |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 14 / 37 (669.1084) | 21 / 37 (657.0400) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |