Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
BBQ MIKE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| BBQ MIKE | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 77 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 7 | Category wins | 7 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 188.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 98.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±16.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.06% |
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)
| BBQ MIKE | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — Big Racks BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — Big Racks BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 12.57 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-08-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7260 points at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL (2024-05-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ MIKE | Big Racks BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 / 37 (342.7884 · Backyard) | 9 / 37 (688.4684 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 19 / 40 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 27 / 40 (666.1372 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (334.7540 · Backyard) | 18 / 42 (680.4684 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 17 / 36 (332.5028 · Backyard) | 16 / 36 (679.9204 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 36 (354.2972 · Backyard) | 21 / 36 (670.7200 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 8 / 49 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 21 / 49 (677.6228 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 14 / 33 (341.0856) | 2 / 33 (351.9772) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (325.0512) | 12 / 37 (335.9084) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 41 (347.3944) | 10 / 41 (338.8116) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 42 / 47 (335.3484) | 38 / 47 (337.0744) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (333.0856) | 15 / 42 (339.3484) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 21 (341.0968) | 12 / 21 (334.2516) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 16 (346.2400) | 9 / 16 (333.6684) | BBQ MIKE |