Head-to-head
Tame the Flame BBQ vs Backwooder BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Tame the Flame BBQ | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 38 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.8% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.7% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 45% |
| ±2.06% | 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)
| Tame the Flame BBQ | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 2 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rekindled Ironman 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.46 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-07-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Rekindled Ironman (2025-04-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Tame the Flame BBQ | Backwooder BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 3 / 39 (345.7028) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | Tame the Flame BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 31 / 43 (318.7772) | 9 / 43 (342.2400) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 5 / 25 (342.2284 · Backyard) | 16 / 25 (673.0744 · Master) | Tame the Flame BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 11 / 17 (335.9316) | 7 / 17 (341.6804) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (335.3600) | 7 / 25 (342.2516) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman | 3 / 14 (342.7884) | 6 / 14 (338.2172) | Tame the Flame BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman | 5 / 23 (338.8000) | 4 / 23 (338.8116) | Backwooder BBQ |