Head-to-head
Split Borders BBQ vs Barking Dog BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Barking Dog BBQ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| Split Borders BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 79 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 0 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 92.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 70% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.53% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.36% |
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)
| Split Borders BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 18 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 18 |
| 10 | Pork (23 meetings) | 13 |
| 8 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 5 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 3 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 3 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 62.35 points at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (2022-10-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6288 points at Smoke on the Bricks (2023-08-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Split Borders BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks | 37 / 52 (667.3028) | 15 / 52 (694.7772) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 31 / 37 (671.2568) | 13 / 37 (691.9200) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 18 / 33 (690.1828) | 15 / 33 (693.0860) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 19 / 27 (673.0056) | 8 / 27 (689.6344) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 86 / 101 (667.3028) | 66 / 101 (679.3484) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 42 / 68 (670.7312) | 3 / 68 (699.9772) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 34 / 53 (672.9940) | 36 / 53 (671.8400) | Split Borders BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 6 / 36 (695.9084) | 18 / 36 (682.1600) | Split Borders BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 18 / 159 (690.7884) | 46 / 159 (672.5028) | Split Borders BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 6 / 30 (692.5032) | 18 / 30 (675.2912) | Split Borders BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 25 / 40 (681.0056) | 5 / 40 (697.0744) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 61 / 92 (673.0172) | 52 / 92 (679.3256) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 27 / 46 (667.3032) | 18 / 46 (684.4340) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 28 / 172 (676.5372) | 9 / 172 (688.5484) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 27 / 31 (642.7204) | 1 / 31 (703.4060) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 82 / 97 (656.4000) | 47 / 97 (683.3144) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 26 / 38 (657.5432) | 14 / 38 (686.2172) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks | 18 / 44 (681.6228) | 19 / 44 (680.9940) | Split Borders BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 19 / 25 (652.4456) | 7 / 25 (689.6344) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 26 / 51 (667.8744) | 8 / 51 (690.7768) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 | 31 / 32 (638.1256) | 22 / 32 (678.2172) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 39 / 40 (624.9600) | 11 / 40 (687.3140) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks | 41 / 48 (615.2804) | 21 / 48 (677.0284) | Barking Dog BBQ |