Head-to-head
THE BBQ BUS vs THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
26 head-to-head wins
Met
56 times in the data
30 head-to-head wins
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| THE BBQ BUS | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | Contests | 92 |
| 15 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 47 | Category wins | 14 |
| 16 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±1.7% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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)
| THE BBQ BUS | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Chicken (57 meetings) | 29 |
| 31 | Pork Ribs (59 meetings) | 28 |
| 25 | Pork (56 meetings) | 31 |
| 34 | Brisket (56 meetings) | 22 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 57.31 points at Rockin BBQ (2019-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5136 points at Best of the Midwest BBQ (2020-10-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | THE BBQ BUS | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 19 / 35 (678.1600) | 14 / 35 (685.6684) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 19 / 34 (671.3368) | 18 / 34 (671.9196) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 8 / 48 (697.6684) | 17 / 48 (688.5484) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | 162 / 401 (682.7428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 4 / 34 (694.7540) | 14 / 34 (683.9316) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 17 / 26 (674.1140) | 12 / 26 (681.0168) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 14 / 56 (688.5028) | 5 / 56 (700.5372) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 114 / 444 (686.1940) | 207 / 444 (677.6568) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 9 / 32 (690.1828) | 20 / 32 (675.9204) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 1 / 26 (694.8000) | 11 / 26 (674.7540) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 16 / 62 (689.0856) | 8 / 62 (692.5256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | 99 / 211 (684.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | 8 / 487 (700.5484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 44 (675.8740) | 8 / 44 (680.5256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 2 / 25 (699.9312) | 17 / 25 (673.0400) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | 86 / 505 (686.1940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | 121 / 249 (681.6112) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 1 / 50 (697.6572) | 17 / 50 (679.3256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | 8 / 32 (689.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | 8 / 36 (685.6344) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 8 / 17 (683.3944) | 3 / 17 (691.3716) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 6 / 25 (691.3140) | 3 / 25 (694.8000) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 21 / 36 (677.0400) | 3 / 36 (688.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 467 (694.8340) | 5 / 467 (698.2856) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | 43 / 185 (689.0972) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue | 12 / 30 (680.4340) | 1 / 30 (698.2628) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | 5 / 38 (685.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | 35 / 43 (661.5888) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | 6 / 49 (682.2172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 10 / 37 (682.7772) | 26 / 37 (670.2404) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | 10 / 51 (685.0628) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 14 / 39 (677.0396) | 16 / 39 (673.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | 16 / 41 (678.1484) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 5 / 94 (700.5256) | 38 / 94 (687.3712) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 15 / 50 (671.8856) | 16 / 50 (671.3720) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 27 / 66 (670.2052) | 10 / 66 (681.6800) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 1 / 26 (696.5600) | 22 / 26 (664.4336) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 11 / 36 (673.6228) | 5 / 36 (685.6456) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 11 / 50 (683.3484) | 1 / 50 (707.4400) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 42 (675.9200) | 9 / 42 (674.2168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | 18 / 53 (675.3484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | 31 / 63 (670.2288) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | 4 / 69 (685.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | 5 / 66 (685.1200) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 14 / 52 (660.4228) | 2 / 52 (682.8116) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 120 / 468 (675.3712) | 271 / 468 (653.6568) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 32 / 135 (690.8572) | 25 / 135 (693.0740) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs | 13 / 38 (674.1712) | 9 / 38 (682.9032) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 40 (663.8396) | 5 / 40 (677.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 1 / 42 (697.6916) | 15 / 42 (673.0628) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 6 / 25 (671.9316) | 2 / 25 (683.9316) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 1 / 36 (682.8576) | 13 / 36 (667.3488) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 6 / 20 (669.0632) | 2 / 20 (681.5884) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ | 1 / 42 (699.3828) | 34 / 42 (642.0684) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 17 / 33 (653.0856) | 10 / 33 (668.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 32 / 40 (653.5428) | 21 / 40 (669.0168) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |