Head-to-head
SIN CIRCLE BBQ vs MACHETE BOYS BBQ
12 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
MACHETE BOYS BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 126 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 7 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.2% |
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 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 10 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 8 |
| 14 | Pork (23 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 2 times — MACHETE BOYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 2 times — MACHETE BOYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — SIN CIRCLE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 53.22 points at SMSU Smokefest (2019-08-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2396 points at Minnesota in May (2026-05-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 50 / 77 (675.3832) | 44 / 77 (677.6228) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 21 / 26 (658.6972) | 17 / 26 (668.4916) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 13 / 58 (689.0744) | 22 / 58 (683.4172) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 27 / 29 (654.6744) | 20 / 29 (673.5884) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 25 / 28 (654.1492) | 15 / 28 (675.3256) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 12 / 39 (671.3372) | 3 / 39 (687.3716) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 45 / 103 (681.0744) | 32 / 103 (687.3484) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 10 / 505 (699.4056) | 61 / 505 (688.5140) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 12 / 28 (678.2288) | 1 / 28 (693.6916) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 16 / 40 (670.7772) | 8 / 40 (678.8116) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 28 / 59 (669.6228) | 21 / 59 (674.1828) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 38 / 94 (678.7544) | 36 / 94 (681.0972) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 9 / 26 (678.8348) | 5 / 26 (681.6800) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 14 / 35 (668.4688) | 27 / 35 (657.5656) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 9 / 43 (679.9660) | 32 / 43 (663.3716) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 5 / 49 (682.7884) | 28 / 49 (662.1600) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 3 / 49 (692.5484) | 27 / 49 (662.7312) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 60 (690.2744) | 22 / 60 (667.9428) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 10 / 47 (678.8228) | 42 / 47 (649.0400) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 19 / 53 (670.1256) | 45 / 53 (646.1944) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 17 / 22 (648.5260) | 20 / 22 (633.5776) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 16 / 46 (679.9544) | 45 / 46 (626.7316) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska | 24 / 40 (659.3828) | 35 / 40 (634.8000) | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |