Head-to-head
THE BBQ BUS vs PORKRASTINATORS
30 head-to-head wins
Met
45 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| THE BBQ BUS | PORKRASTINATORS | |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | Contests | 69 |
| 15 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 47 | Category wins | 7 |
| 16 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.5% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±1.7% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.78% |
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 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chicken (45 meetings) | 20 |
| 32 | Pork Ribs (50 meetings) | 18 |
| 25 | Pork (43 meetings) | 18 |
| 24 | Brisket (42 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Puckaway Pigfest 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in the Bogs 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.15 points at Smokin in the Bogs (2020-09-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5368 points at Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) (2020-06-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | THE BBQ BUS | PORKRASTINATORS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 / 37 (693.1088) | 14 / 37 (685.6116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 22 / 40 (668.9596) | 25 / 40 (666.7200) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 30 / 36 (666.1372) | 23 / 36 (673.5888) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 36 (687.9316) | 19 / 36 (671.9432) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 1 / 37 (694.2172) | 10 / 37 (675.8856) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | 113 / 211 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | 131 / 487 (683.3828) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 8 / 18 (690.7768) | 5 / 18 (694.7772) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2 / 17 (698.2288) | 3 / 17 (689.6800) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest | 1 / 28 (684.5256) | 9 / 28 (671.8856) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2 / 19 (687.3484) | 4 / 19 (682.7544) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 40 (682.7888) | 19 / 40 (677.6232) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 43 (693.1088) | 2 / 43 (694.2976) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 8 / 36 (686.1712) | 4 / 36 (691.3604) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | 96 / 505 (684.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | 56 / 249 (689.6228) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 8 / 38 (686.1828) | 11 / 38 (683.9204) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs | 1 / 23 (688.5144) | 12 / 23 (666.7084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | 9 / 32 (688.4800) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | 5 / 36 (690.2288) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 48 (673.0056) | 1 / 48 (689.6800) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 / 25 (689.6572) | 3 / 25 (687.3368) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) | 4 / 25 (681.5884) | 8 / 25 (670.7312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | 26 / 43 (667.3144) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | 24 / 49 (667.3372) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 3 / 45 (681.6112) | 10 / 45 (670.1716) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 9 / 52 (677.0624) | 30 / 52 (655.2568) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 15 / 50 (671.8856) | 10 / 50 (675.9656) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 27 / 66 (670.2052) | 6 / 66 (685.0972) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 1 / 28 (700.5600) | 8 / 28 (672.4112) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 20 / 25 (666.7316) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | 33 / 53 (662.7544) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | 8 / 63 (682.1712) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | 10 / 69 (681.0628) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | 51 / 66 (642.1140) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 14 / 52 (660.4228) | 23 / 52 (651.2688) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | 19 / 43 (667.3028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2 / 39 (678.7084) | 5 / 39 (664.4116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs | 13 / 38 (674.1712) | 12 / 38 (675.4060) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 7 / 45 (679.3716) | 25 / 45 (662.1944) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 18 / 50 (665.0516) | 27 / 50 (655.8856) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 9 / 48 (673.6460) | 3 / 48 (681.1088) | PORKRASTINATORS |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 10 / 40 (667.8744) | 27 / 40 (640.4688) | THE BBQ BUS |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 4 / 38 (506.2056) | 5 / 38 (505.6344) | THE BBQ BUS | |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 12 / 22 (659.3028) | 5 / 22 (681.5768) | PORKRASTINATORS |