Head-to-head
THE BBQ BUS vs QUE U
29 head-to-head wins
Met
72 times in the data
43 head-to-head wins
QUE U has taken the last 8 meetings.
Career comparison
| THE BBQ BUS | QUE U | |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | Contests | 126 |
| 15 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 47 | Category wins | 31 |
| 16 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±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 | QUE U | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chicken (72 meetings) | 41 |
| 37 | Pork Ribs (80 meetings) | 43 |
| 38 | Pork (71 meetings) | 33 |
| 32 | Brisket (70 meetings) | 38 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Puckaway Pigfest 5 times — QUE U leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — QUE U leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — QUE U leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.97 points at Smokin in the Bogs (2020-09-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0112 points at Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (2025-09-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | THE BBQ BUS | QUE U | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 / 37 (693.1088) | 4 / 37 (694.7884) | QUE U |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 22 / 40 (668.9596) | 6 / 40 (680.4456) | QUE U |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 19 / 35 (678.1600) | 15 / 35 (685.0740) | QUE U |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 8 / 48 (697.6684) | 1 / 48 (707.4056) | QUE U |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash | 2 / 16 (699.3716) | 1 / 16 (699.3828) | QUE U |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 7 / 35 (689.6228) | 2 / 35 (700.5144) | QUE U |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash | 5 / 29 (682.1712) | 3 / 29 (683.8740) | QUE U |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 30 / 36 (666.1372) | 13 / 36 (683.9200) | QUE U |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 36 (687.9316) | 23 / 36 (670.1944) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 4 / 34 (694.7540) | 11 / 34 (685.5884) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 14 / 56 (688.5028) | 11 / 56 (693.1088) | QUE U |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 33 / 100 (689.0628) | 4 / 100 (702.2284) | QUE U |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 1 / 58 (708.5716) | 4 / 58 (700.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest | 8 / 18 (674.1484) | 5 / 18 (680.4684) | QUE U |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 15 / 37 (669.0172) | 3 / 37 (685.0744) | QUE U |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 1 / 37 (694.2172) | 4 / 37 (689.0744) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 68 / 81 (680.4340) | 58 / 81 (686.7428) | QUE U |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 100 / 118 (667.2568) | 44 / 118 (687.9088) | QUE U |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 9 / 32 (690.1828) | 3 / 32 (697.6456) | QUE U |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 16 / 62 (689.0856) | 2 / 62 (702.2628) | QUE U |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 29 / 81 (684.4452) | 22 / 81 (686.7080) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | 74 / 211 (687.3368) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | 88 / 487 (687.3828) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 10 / 50 (692.4684) | 20 / 50 (682.2056) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 8 / 18 (690.7768) | 6 / 18 (693.6572) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2 / 17 (698.2288) | 1 / 17 (699.9544) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest | 1 / 28 (684.5256) | 11 / 28 (668.9940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 11 / 28 (686.7656) | 8 / 28 (689.0516) | QUE U |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 6 / 27 (687.3372) | 17 / 27 (670.1488) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 40 (682.7888) | 20 / 40 (677.6232) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 43 (693.1088) | 9 / 43 (685.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 8 / 36 (686.1712) | 6 / 36 (688.4916) | QUE U |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | 1 / 505 (707.4056) | QUE U |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | 1 / 249 (711.9656) | QUE U |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 4 / 46 (699.4060) | 10 / 46 (692.5372) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 8 / 38 (686.1828) | 1 / 38 (700.5256) | QUE U |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | 1 / 25 (705.6916) | QUE U |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | 6 / 32 (693.0512) | QUE U |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | 22 / 36 (669.5772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 9 / 44 (679.3260) | 18 / 44 (669.6000) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | 5 / 29 (679.3256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | 4 / 43 (685.0628) | QUE U |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | 15 / 49 (675.8972) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 5 / 94 (700.5256) | 7 / 94 (698.8112) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 21 / 41 (666.6740) | 1 / 41 (692.5256) | QUE U |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 15 / 50 (671.8856) | 11 / 50 (675.9200) | QUE U |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 1 / 26 (696.5600) | 3 / 26 (694.2056) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 11 / 36 (673.6228) | 18 / 36 (667.3024) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 1 / 28 (700.5600) | 10 / 28 (669.5884) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 9 / 45 (682.1940) | 5 / 45 (690.3316) | QUE U |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 11 / 50 (683.3484) | 21 / 50 (675.3028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 6 / 25 (677.0632) | QUE U |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | 2 / 30 (688.5028) | QUE U |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | 6 / 53 (685.6456) | QUE U |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | 55 / 63 (658.1484) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | 6 / 69 (684.5832) | QUE U |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | 9 / 66 (675.9656) | QUE U |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 14 / 52 (660.4228) | 12 / 52 (662.7544) | QUE U |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | 1 / 43 (699.4172) | QUE U |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2 / 39 (678.7084) | 8 / 39 (661.0056) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs | 13 / 38 (674.1712) | 11 / 38 (681.6684) | QUE U |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 1 / 42 (697.6916) | 16 / 42 (671.8744) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 7 / 45 (679.3716) | 16 / 45 (673.6688) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 18 / 50 (665.0516) | 26 / 50 (658.1712) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 6 / 25 (671.9316) | 10 / 25 (664.9828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 1 / 36 (682.8576) | 3 / 36 (682.7540) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 9 / 48 (673.6460) | 18 / 48 (664.5032) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 10 / 40 (667.8744) | 15 / 40 (662.7428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 6 / 20 (669.0632) | 4 / 20 (676.5032) | QUE U |
| 2019-04-26 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest | 9 / 26 (646.1140) | 7 / 26 (655.9428) | QUE U |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 32 / 40 (653.5428) | 22 / 40 (668.4800) | QUE U |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 12 / 22 (659.3028) | 7 / 22 (665.6340) | QUE U |