Head-to-head
Smoked & Furious vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
19 head-to-head wins
Met
41 times in the data
22 head-to-head wins
Smoked & Furious has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smoked & Furious | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Contests | 226 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 30 | Category wins | 36 |
| 14 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.82% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.6% |
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)
| Smoked & Furious | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (41 meetings) | 22 |
| 26 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 20 |
| 17 | Pork (42 meetings) | 25 |
| 24 | Brisket (41 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.26 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) (2026-05-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smoked & Furious | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 25 / 82 (699.3832) | 80 / 82 (662.1256) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 52 / 117 (685.6804) | 110 / 117 (663.3028) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 22 / 68 (686.7656) | 20 / 68 (687.9312) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 10 / 401 (702.8572) | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 4 / 158 (703.3944) | 123 / 158 (675.3144) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 66 / 70 (673.0172) | 33 / 70 (693.0860) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 73 / 106 (679.8628) | 65 / 106 (681.6232) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 310 / 444 (660.4568) | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 84 / 169 (684.5028) | 77 / 169 (685.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 44 / 81 (691.3488) | 22 / 81 (698.8000) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 31 / 118 (690.7656) | 60 / 118 (682.7772) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 58 / 97 (678.7660) | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 8 / 40 (695.9084) | 29 / 40 (677.0056) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 23 / 47 (688.5028) | 16 / 47 (693.6572) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 12 / 81 (692.0228) | 41 / 81 (679.3600) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-10-07 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 | 3 / 9 (695.9428) | 5 / 9 (694.2288) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-10-06 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 | 1 / 11 (706.2860) | 6 / 11 (686.7428) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 123 / 211 (681.5652) | 108 / 211 (683.3372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 129 / 487 (683.8856) | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 17 / 34 (676.4340) | 4 / 34 (687.4060) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River | 7 / 20 (689.6684) | 13 / 20 (673.0400) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 22 / 62 (697.0856) | 6 / 62 (703.4056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 1 / 90 (717.7144) | 10 / 90 (698.2056) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 1 / 27 (709.7032) | 16 / 27 (687.9088) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 3 / 25 (701.6572) | 6 / 25 (698.8344) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) | 3 / 21 (701.6572) | 12 / 21 (686.7312) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) | 8 / 27 (689.6228) | 1 / 27 (701.0972) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 21 / 30 (677.0972) | 1 / 30 (703.3828) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 6 / 103 (697.7028) | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) | 1 / 29 (701.0856) | 14 / 29 (684.4688) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2022-11-05 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 | 1 / 9 (702.8232) | 2 / 9 (699.3832) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2022-11-04 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 | 2 / 10 (686.2172) | 1 / 10 (693.6460) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 374 / 505 (648.3652) | 248 / 505 (668.4684) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 17 / 39 (674.1480) | 15 / 39 (677.0516) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition | 13 / 21 (679.3600) | 3 / 21 (698.8000) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin | 10 / 16 (677.0516) | 4 / 16 (697.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ | 15 / 30 (677.0284) | 7 / 30 (686.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 69 / 111 (674.1944) | 78 / 111 (670.6972) | Smoked & Furious |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 179 / 467 (156.0228) | 34 / 467 (503.3832) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 13 / 26 (682.1716) | 2 / 26 (700.5260) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 11 / 27 (687.3372) | 21 / 27 (673.0056) | Smoked & Furious |