Head-to-head
Slightly Sauced vs RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Slightly Sauced | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 84 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 1 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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)
| Slightly Sauced | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 12 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 13 |
| 9 | Pork (20 meetings) | 11 |
| 4 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 2 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 56.71 points at Minnesota in Mayaugust (2020-08-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4912 points at MN Masters BBQ (2024-08-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Slightly Sauced | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 52 / 77 (674.7656) | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 28 / 71 (678.7768) | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 68 / 101 (678.1600) | 44 / 101 (689.0284) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 24 / 46 (665.7028) | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 18 / 31 (670.7656) | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | Slightly Sauced |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 13 / 48 (687.4172) | 1 / 48 (702.3200) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 28 / 42 (668.4456) | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 23 / 47 (669.0628) | 13 / 47 (675.3712) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 5 / 27 (688.5600) | 4 / 27 (689.0512) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 22 / 58 (686.2516) | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 25 / 32 (668.4800) | 11 / 32 (683.3484) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 6 / 39 (682.2748) | 21 / 39 (663.8280) | Slightly Sauced |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 34 / 59 (669.6000) | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 20 / 32 (663.3600) | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 16 / 39 (674.2176) | 12 / 39 (677.0856) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 11 / 46 (686.7884) | 4 / 46 (690.2740) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 19 / 59 (674.8000) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 31 / 60 (662.7888) | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 27 / 40 (657.0400) | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 36 / 45 (643.8628) | 1 / 45 (700.5716) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |