Head-to-head
THE BBQ BUS vs The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company
36 head-to-head wins
Met
49 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| THE BBQ BUS | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | Contests | 97 |
| 15 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 47 | Category wins | 6 |
| 16 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 46% |
| ±1.7% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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 Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Chicken (49 meetings) | 13 |
| 39 | Pork Ribs (55 meetings) | 16 |
| 25 | Pork (49 meetings) | 24 |
| 31 | Brisket (49 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — THE BBQ BUS 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 Big Blue Barbecue 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 43.57 points at Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 (2020-09-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6800 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | THE BBQ BUS | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 33 / 100 (689.0628) | 14 / 100 (697.0512) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 18 / 93 (693.6228) | 23 / 93 (690.7884) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 44 (675.8740) | 26 / 44 (665.6112) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 11 / 32 (679.8740) | 13 / 32 (676.4224) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | 260 / 505 (666.6736) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | 140 / 249 (679.3256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 4 / 46 (699.4060) | 28 / 46 (678.6968) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 1 / 50 (697.6572) | 7 / 50 (689.0168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | 13 / 25 (672.4112) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 22 / 28 (672.3996) | 16 / 28 (678.7200) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | 20 / 32 (672.4344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | 7 / 36 (686.1828) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 8 / 17 (683.3944) | 12 / 17 (678.7196) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 6 / 25 (691.3140) | 16 / 25 (670.1600) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 21 / 36 (677.0400) | 12 / 36 (682.1940) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 467 (694.8340) | 77 / 467 (678.8456) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | 97 / 185 (680.4340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q | 8 / 17 (684.4912) | 3 / 17 (693.6456) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 11 / 50 (693.6572) | 19 / 50 (686.7656) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 7 / 43 (688.5028) | 11 / 43 (684.4800) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue | 12 / 30 (680.4340) | 11 / 30 (683.3256) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | 20 / 29 (665.6000) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | 29 / 38 (655.2456) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | 25 / 43 (668.4228) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | 11 / 49 (676.4916) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 10 / 37 (682.7772) | 22 / 37 (673.5772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | 32 / 51 (666.6624) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 14 / 39 (677.0396) | 29 / 39 (655.2224) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | 23 / 41 (671.8972) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water | 1 / 27 (706.2400) | 13 / 27 (671.9316) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 1 / 57 (701.6456) | 33 / 57 (672.4344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 21 / 41 (666.6740) | 17 / 41 (670.1024) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 15 / 50 (671.8856) | 13 / 50 (674.1828) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 8 / 41 (683.9428) | 27 / 41 (657.5308) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 1 / 26 (696.5600) | 21 / 26 (666.6740) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 11 / 36 (673.6228) | 33 / 36 (630.0568) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 11 / 50 (683.3484) | 14 / 50 (681.6460) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 42 (675.9200) | 7 / 42 (677.6800) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 12 / 25 (673.5652) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | 27 / 30 (656.3884) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | 34 / 53 (662.1600) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | 44 / 63 (661.5884) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | 3 / 69 (686.2056) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | 32 / 66 (655.8856) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | 26 / 43 (663.2912) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 7 / 23 (677.6344) | 10 / 23 (672.4344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 120 / 468 (675.3712) | 36 / 468 (687.9196) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 32 / 135 (690.8572) | 125 / 135 (659.3256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue | 2 / 29 (690.8116) | 23 / 29 (664.4228) | THE BBQ BUS |