Head-to-head
T-Dawg BBQ vs Big Reds Backyard BBQ
14 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Big Reds Backyard BBQ is the team most often one call behind T-Dawg BBQ (3 times).
Career comparison
| T-Dawg BBQ | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Contests | 65 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 3 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 133.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 138.2% |
| 95.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 44% |
| ±6.93% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±9.49% |
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)
| T-Dawg BBQ | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 10 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 1 | Pork (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest 3 times — T-Dawg BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 3 times — T-Dawg BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 3 times — T-Dawg BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.13 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2023-03-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) (2025-07-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | T-Dawg BBQ | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 12 / 32 (330.7772) | 7 / 32 (341.0972) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 10 / 32 (338.2056) | 11 / 32 (337.0512) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2 / 36 (355.4172) | 3 / 36 (353.7144) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 16 (346.2744) | 1 / 16 (353.7028) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 23 (330.7656) | 11 / 23 (339.3368) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 8 / 28 (333.0628) | 4 / 28 (343.3828) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 2 / 32 (343.9656) | 4 / 32 (343.3828) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 5 / 36 (341.0856 · Backyard) | 32 / 36 (655.8512 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 6 / 36 (339.3484) | 15 / 36 (328.5144) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 24 / 70 (342.8116) | 29 / 70 (341.6572) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 10 / 49 (344.5484) | 18 / 49 (337.6912) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 19 / 33 (334.8000) | 7 / 33 (349.7256) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 1 / 56 (350.2628) | 9 / 56 (342.2400) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 10 / 53 (332.4684) | 12 / 53 (330.7884) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 4 / 33 (350.8228) | 9 / 33 (338.8116) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 7 / 37 (333.6228) | 10 / 37 (329.1312) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A | 5 / 10 (342.8000) | 6 / 10 (341.6916) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 4 / 31 (348.5256) | 18 / 31 (337.0856) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 17 / 40 (327.9200) | 16 / 40 (329.6800) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 15 / 31 (482.1140) | 12 / 31 (497.6912) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | 12 / 28 (343.9660) | 6 / 28 (352.0000) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 20 / 37 (330.7656) | 32 / 37 (313.6344) | T-Dawg BBQ |