Head-to-head
22 head-to-head wins
Met
48 times in the data
26 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| THE BBQ BUS | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | Contests | 178 |
| 15 | Grand champs | 23 |
| 47 | Category wins | 42 |
| 16 | Perfect 180s | 35 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.7% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.72% |
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 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (48 meetings) | 24 |
| 25 | Pork Ribs (52 meetings) | 27 |
| 20 | Pork (48 meetings) | 28 |
| 22 | Brisket (48 meetings) | 26 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — TRIPLE H BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — TRIPLE H BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — TRIPLE H BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 47.57 points at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2024-10-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | THE BBQ BUS | TRIPLE H BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 28 / 125 (693.0628) | 29 / 125 (692.4912) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | 88 / 401 (690.1712) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 21 / 158 (696.5028) | 2 / 158 (709.1200) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 6 / 56 (702.8000) | 2 / 56 (704.5256) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 20 / 32 (686.1828) | 7 / 32 (698.1940) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 33 / 100 (689.0628) | 1 / 100 (704.5372) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 114 / 444 (686.1940) | 23 / 444 (697.7028) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 4 / 169 (704.5256) | 34 / 169 (693.6112) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 76 / 87 (654.1256) | 4 / 87 (701.6912) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 1 / 58 (708.5716) | 12 / 58 (696.4912) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 68 / 81 (680.4340) | 17 / 81 (701.0972) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 100 / 118 (667.2568) | 33 / 118 (690.1944) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 18 / 93 (693.6228) | 2 / 93 (700.5144) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 22 / 60 (689.0744) | 1 / 60 (708.5372) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | 49 / 211 (690.7540) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | 4 / 487 (703.4172) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 10 / 50 (692.4684) | 7 / 50 (697.0740) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | 30 / 505 (694.7768) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | 29 / 249 (695.9312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs | 1 / 23 (688.5144) | 3 / 23 (683.3372) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | 2 / 25 (697.6804) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 22 / 28 (672.3996) | 1 / 28 (698.2172) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | 5 / 32 (693.0744) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | 2 / 36 (701.0972) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 11 / 60 (690.7768) | 4 / 60 (699.3828) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 | 16 / 33 (689.6572) | 7 / 33 (694.7656) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | 6 / 41 (695.9428) | 23 / 41 (685.6456) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 58 / 70 (666.2056) | 31 / 70 (680.5140) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 467 (694.8340) | 88 / 467 (677.6568) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | 1 / 185 (708.5372) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | 7 / 29 (678.1484) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 8 / 19 (675.3716) | 10 / 19 (673.0288) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | 1 / 25 (700.5144) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | 14 / 38 (675.3256) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | 8 / 43 (682.1944) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | 31 / 49 (660.4572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 10 / 37 (682.7772) | 6 / 37 (685.0744) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | 27 / 51 (671.3604) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 1 / 44 (703.4172) | 5 / 44 (681.0744) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 18 / 25 (667.8744) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | 4 / 30 (685.0624) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | 40 / 53 (654.1144) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | 13 / 63 (680.4800) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | 38 / 69 (666.2172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | 48 / 66 (644.9940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 120 / 468 (675.3712) | 206 / 468 (663.8628) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 32 / 135 (690.8572) | 118 / 135 (666.6968) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 14 / 31 (671.3144) | 21 / 31 (650.1028) | THE BBQ BUS |