Head-to-head
Squeals like the First Time vs Backwooder BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Backwooder BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Squeals like the First Time | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Contests | 38 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 0 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 94.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.8% |
| 89.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.7% |
| top 74% | Avg finish | top 45% |
| ±3.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.48% |
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)
| Squeals like the First Time | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 4 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 42.39 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2024-07-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1196 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2026-07-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Squeals like the First Time | Backwooder BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 13 / 39 (341.1088) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 14 / 43 (339.9544) | 9 / 43 (342.2400) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 20 / 25 (323.3828 · Backyard) | 16 / 25 (673.0744 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 14 (322.7772) | 13 / 14 (319.8744) | Squeals like the First Time |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 14 / 25 (314.1828) | 8 / 25 (337.6572) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 27 (329.6688) | 22 / 27 (320.5028) | Squeals like the First Time |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 16 / 30 (338.8344) | 23 / 30 (330.7884) | Squeals like the First Time |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 10 (317.0520) | 5 / 10 (343.9428) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 16 / 26 (326.2060) | 11 / 26 (335.3368) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 13 / 26 (313.7032) | 7 / 26 (335.3716) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 24 / 32 (305.5888) | 1 / 32 (347.9772) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 35 / 35 (313.6572) | 20 / 35 (332.4912) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 29 / 29 (296.4688) | 22 / 29 (322.8456) | Backwooder BBQ |