Head-to-head
Tame the Flame BBQ vs Yardogs BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Tame the Flame BBQ | Yardogs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 38 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 4 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 191.9% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.06% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.56% |
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 | Yardogs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 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 — Tame the Flame BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) 2 times — Yardogs BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 16.59 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-07-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.0112 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) (2026-05-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Tame the Flame BBQ | Yardogs BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 3 / 39 (345.7028) | 12 / 39 (341.6800) | Tame the Flame BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 31 / 43 (318.7772) | 18 / 43 (335.3716) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-07-11 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 15 (331.3600) | 3 / 15 (340.5028) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 11 / 17 (335.9316) | 15 / 17 (330.7888) | Tame the Flame BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (335.3600) | 15 / 25 (331.3488) | Tame the Flame BBQ |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) | 7 / 8 (338.2404) | 3 / 8 (354.2744) | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) | 6 / 8 (339.9772) | 3 / 8 (348.5256) | Yardogs BBQ |