Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Take It Easy BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Take It Easy BBQ | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 99 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 21 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.02% |
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)
| Take It Easy BBQ | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Pork (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 8 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 4 times — Take It Easy BBQ leads there 4–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.39 points at Smoke N for the Kids (2024-08-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1548 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2026-03-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Take It Easy BBQ | DB BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 25 / 32 (687.3372) | 29 / 32 (679.3028) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 11 / 26 (687.3372) | 18 / 26 (674.1716) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off | 13 / 25 (693.6460) | 6 / 25 (700.4912) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 5 / 34 (684.5256) | 10 / 34 (679.3368) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 38 / 125 (689.6460) | 47 / 125 (688.4912) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 401 (694.7656) | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 22 / 158 (696.5028) | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 23 / 39 (687.8856) | 14 / 39 (690.7656) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio | 14 / 27 (663.2568) | 9 / 27 (678.7196) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 1 / 32 (708.5600) | 9 / 32 (697.6456) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 26 (696.4912) | 5 / 26 (694.7656) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 11 / 30 (682.2056) | 8 / 30 (686.7656) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 15 / 27 (678.7656) | 24 / 27 (660.3768) | Take It Easy BBQ |