Head-to-head
Barking Dog BBQ vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
16 head-to-head wins
Met
45 times in the data
29 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Barking Dog BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Contests | 226 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 8 | Category wins | 36 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 39% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.36% | 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)
| Barking Dog BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chicken (45 meetings) | 23 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (47 meetings) | 26 |
| 20 | Pork (45 meetings) | 25 |
| 19 | Brisket (45 meetings) | 26 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 3 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ 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 — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.42 points at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (2023-07-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Barking Dog BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 66 / 101 (679.3484) | 51 / 101 (685.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 68 (699.9772) | 20 / 68 (687.9312) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 101 / 401 (689.0744) | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 97 / 158 (683.3144) | 123 / 158 (675.3144) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 11 / 30 (683.3028) | 21 / 30 (674.1368) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 18 / 36 (682.1600) | 28 / 36 (669.5428) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 18 / 30 (675.2912) | 3 / 30 (698.2284) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 5 / 40 (697.0744) | 3 / 40 (700.5028) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 52 / 92 (679.3256) | 47 / 92 (681.5884) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 51 / 70 (670.6740) | 21 / 70 (690.7772) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 26 / 444 (697.1200) | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 127 / 169 (677.0172) | 77 / 169 (685.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 28 / 38 (673.0284) | 1 / 38 (703.9656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 1 / 31 (703.4060) | 16 / 31 (686.2400) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 47 / 97 (683.3144) | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 202 / 487 (677.6112) | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 14 / 38 (686.2172) | 3 / 38 (701.7032) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks | 19 / 44 (680.9940) | 1 / 44 (704.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 59 / 62 (681.6000) | 6 / 62 (703.4056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 29 / 90 (691.9316) | 10 / 90 (698.2056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 23 / 30 (668.9596) | 1 / 30 (703.3828) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 12 / 29 (683.9316) | 10 / 29 (689.0628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 32 / 44 (668.9712) | 12 / 44 (682.1944) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 8 / 51 (690.7768) | 18 / 51 (683.8740) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 7 / 103 (697.6688) | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 22 / 68 (684.4568) | 30 / 68 (681.0400) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 | 22 / 32 (678.2172) | 16 / 32 (687.9544) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 11 / 40 (687.3140) | 22 / 40 (675.3828) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 205 / 505 (673.6572) | 248 / 505 (668.4684) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 28 / 54 (680.5144) | 31 / 54 (679.2908) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 5 / 29 (688.5028) | 12 / 29 (677.0056) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 12 / 35 (687.9200) | 1 / 35 (703.3828) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 38 / 71 (672.5260) | 11 / 71 (686.8116) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 71 / 92 (679.3256) | 42 / 92 (689.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 28 / 111 (686.7888) | 78 / 111 (670.6972) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | 34 / 41 (674.1828) | 30 / 41 (675.8856) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 195 / 467 (666.7544 · Master) | 34 / 467 (503.3832 · Open Comp) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails | 23 / 53 (681.6456) | 18 / 53 (685.6000) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 7 / 25 (694.1940) | 9 / 25 (692.5372) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 14 / 25 (678.8116) | 15 / 25 (677.0516) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 19 / 33 (671.3484) | 17 / 33 (679.8624) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 47 / 70 (658.7768) | 19 / 70 (684.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails | 27 / 48 (673.0284) | 16 / 48 (685.6344) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks | 35 / 43 (658.7548) | 10 / 43 (688.5144) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 24 / 42 (678.1944) | 20 / 42 (681.0168) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |