Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BBQ Pit Bros | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 77 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 10 | Category wins | 7 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±3.22% | 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 Pit Bros | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 11 |
| 5 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — Big Racks BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — Big Racks BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Big Racks BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.53 points at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) (2023-10-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2025-03-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ Pit Bros | Big Racks BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 77 (695.3712) | 41 / 77 (678.2168) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 14 / 17 (676.4344) | 5 / 17 (689.6228) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 42 (683.3024) | 18 / 42 (680.4684) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | 2 / 26 (338.8344 · Backyard) | 3 / 26 (693.6344 · Master) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 7 / 15 (336.5372 · Backyard) | 1 / 15 (705.7032 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 8 / 28 (339.9884 · Backyard) | 19 / 28 (671.3256 · Master) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 20 / 33 (678.1828) | 10 / 33 (685.6456) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 28 / 58 (330.7540 · Backyard) | 19 / 58 (685.6688 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 26 / 49 (329.6228 · Backyard) | 21 / 49 (677.6228 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 4 / 33 (351.4172) | 2 / 33 (351.9772) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub | 19 / 32 (663.8632) | 14 / 32 (676.4804) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 11 (353.7144) | 6 / 11 (343.3944) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 17 (342.8916) | 8 / 17 (333.1656) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 28 / 47 (341.0856) | 38 / 47 (337.0744) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 57 / 118 (683.8972) | 90 / 118 (677.0168) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 58 (341.6800) | 7 / 58 (343.9656) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 28 / 42 (331.9544) | 15 / 42 (339.3484) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (320.4800) | 8 / 40 (344.0116) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 19 / 47 (326.2288) | 13 / 47 (335.9200) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-06-23 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 15 (325.1200) | 2 / 15 (345.7028) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 20 / 47 (323.3716) | 8 / 47 (337.6916) | Big Racks BBQ |