Head-to-head
TEAM CRAWFORD vs MACHETE BOYS BBQ
16 head-to-head wins
Met
46 times in the data
30 head-to-head wins
TEAM CRAWFORD has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| TEAM CRAWFORD | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | Contests | 126 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 12 | Category wins | 11 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±2.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.2% |
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)
| TEAM CRAWFORD | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (46 meetings) | 34 |
| 25 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 21 |
| 20 | Pork (45 meetings) | 25 |
| 20 | Brisket (46 meetings) | 26 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 4 times — MACHETE BOYS BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 149.68 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (2020-10-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2026-08-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TEAM CRAWFORD | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 53 / 83 (679.3372) | 55 / 83 (679.3256) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 9 / 28 (693.0512) | 16 / 28 (685.6344) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 13 / 77 (687.9544) | 44 / 77 (677.6228) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 52 / 101 (685.6344) | 43 / 101 (689.0512) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 8 / 42 (687.9544) | 16 / 42 (681.6344) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 197 / 401 (678.1940) | 171 / 401 (681.0968) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 89 / 158 (685.0400) | 73 / 158 (687.3600) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 29 / 50 (683.8972) | 2 / 50 (702.8228) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 5 / 53 (701.0856) | 2 / 53 (706.2400) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 16 / 35 (675.8744) | 9 / 35 (686.7660) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 7 / 18 (686.7772) | 6 / 18 (686.8000) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 11 / 33 (685.6228) | 16 / 33 (682.1944) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 49 (674.1944) | 4 / 49 (688.5144) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 53 / 444 (693.6456) | 104 / 444 (686.8228) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 13 / 169 (699.3368) | 17 / 169 (697.6572) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (688.5260) | 27 / 37 (673.0172) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 31 / 41 (663.2456) | 9 / 41 (682.1944) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 31 / 40 (673.5772) | 12 / 40 (690.2056) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 28 / 47 (685.0400) | 33 / 47 (680.4340) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 91 / 487 (686.8456) | 2 / 487 (704.5256) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 19 / 28 (666.7428) | 2 / 28 (693.6572) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 67 / 90 (677.5772) | 4 / 90 (705.0972) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 17 / 28 (673.6228) | 15 / 28 (675.3256) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 11 / 47 (683.3712) | 9 / 47 (686.7544) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 77 / 505 (686.8456) | 61 / 505 (688.5140) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 15 / 25 (663.9656) | 3 / 25 (689.0628) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 9 / 28 (679.9772) | 1 / 28 (693.6916) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 21 / 32 (665.0972) | 6 / 32 (683.9428) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (677.6916) | 11 / 37 (681.7028) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 27 / 39 (658.2172) | 23 / 39 (666.7772) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 17 / 48 (681.6456) | 23 / 48 (676.5144) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 28 / 35 (661.0860) | 6 / 35 (688.0232) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 7 / 35 (679.3600) | 27 / 35 (657.5656) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 21 / 32 (655.8972) | 3 / 32 (682.3316) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 25 / 45 (660.4112) | 33 / 45 (654.2172) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 10 / 52 (676.5600) | 16 / 52 (670.9148) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 21 / 46 (677.1656) | 16 / 46 (678.8228) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 49 / 60 (641.0744) | 22 / 60 (667.9428) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 26 / 33 (667.3256) | 20 / 33 (670.1944) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 26 / 40 (658.1832) | 39 / 40 (508.5028) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 39 / 66 (663.4396) | 34 / 66 (667.8972) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 8 / 35 (681.1660) | 2 / 35 (693.1316) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 13 / 30 (664.5144) | 25 / 30 (653.6112) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 43 / 47 (646.2060) | 42 / 47 (649.0400) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 46 / 53 (644.5256) | 45 / 53 (646.1944) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 5 / 31 (683.9428) | 16 / 31 (667.4176) | TEAM CRAWFORD |