Head-to-head
T-Dawg BBQ vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| T-Dawg BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Contests | 226 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 4 | Category wins | 36 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 133.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±6.93% | 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)
| T-Dawg BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Pork (4 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (4 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ 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 BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 2 times — T-Dawg BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — T-Dawg BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 2 times — T-Dawg BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.64 points at 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2023-08-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.1656 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | T-Dawg BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 151 / 401 (683.8972) | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 150 / 158 (654.6628) | 123 / 158 (675.3144) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 8 / 28 (333.0628 · Backyard) | 16 / 28 (690.1828 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 2 / 32 (343.9656 · Backyard) | 8 / 32 (698.2172 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 5 / 36 (341.0856 · Backyard) | 28 / 36 (669.5428 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 24 / 70 (342.8116 · Backyard) | 33 / 70 (693.0860 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 10 / 49 (344.5484 · Backyard) | 26 / 49 (673.6460 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 1 / 56 (350.2628 · Backyard) | 43 / 56 (673.6112 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 10 / 53 (332.4684 · Backyard) | 7 / 53 (694.7656 · Master) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 12 / 38 (678.7656) | 1 / 38 (703.9656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 4 / 33 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 16 / 33 (697.1204 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 7 / 37 (333.6228 · Backyard) | 24 / 37 (684.4800 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 11 / 42 (341.6916 · Backyard) | 21 / 42 (674.2972 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 17 / 40 (327.9200 · Backyard) | 29 / 40 (677.0056 · Master) | T-Dawg BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 74 / 90 (669.5660) | 10 / 90 (698.2056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |