Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BBQ Pit Bros | Bramble BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 35 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 10 | Category wins | 6 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 189.3% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±3.22% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.45% |
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 | Bramble BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 10 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 9 |
| 4 | Pork (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 2 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — Bramble BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 3 times — BBQ Pit Bros leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri-City BBQ Fest 2 times — BBQ Pit Bros leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 2 times — Bramble BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.01 points at King of the Corn (2023-05-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at King of the Corn (2024-05-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ Pit Bros | Bramble BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 77 (695.3712) | 47 / 77 (677.0172) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 14 / 17 (676.4344 · Master) | 6 / 17 (681.6572 · Backyard) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 42 (683.3024 · Master) | 7 / 42 (345.1088 · Backyard) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | 2 / 26 (338.8344) | 5 / 26 (327.3716) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-08-22 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 31 (343.3944) | 2 / 31 (350.2628) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 17 (345.1088) | 5 / 17 (342.2516) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 / 16 (349.1200) | 1 / 16 (353.1316) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 7 / 18 (341.6572) | 11 / 18 (339.3484) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 7 / 15 (336.5372) | 4 / 15 (343.3944) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 3 / 17 (341.6800) | 1 / 17 (350.8456) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 20 / 33 (678.1828) | 9 / 33 (687.3716) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 28 / 58 (330.7540) | 1 / 58 (350.8572) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 26 / 49 (329.6228) | 3 / 49 (351.4172) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 30 (342.8456) | 3 / 30 (335.3712) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 11 (353.7144) | 2 / 11 (349.6800) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 25 / 36 (670.7656) | 24 / 36 (671.3028) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 28 / 42 (331.9544) | 9 / 42 (342.2284) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 43 / 45 (636.4916) | 30 / 45 (668.5032) | Bramble BBQ |