Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
DAWGS BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| BBQ Pit Bros | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 76 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 10 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.4% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±3.22% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.32% |
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 | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 15 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 8 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 4 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 3 times — BBQ Pit Bros leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.82 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5256 points at Smokin' in Steele (2025-05-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ Pit Bros | DAWGS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 77 (695.3712 · Master) | 4 / 77 (345.6800 · Backyard) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 14 / 17 (676.4344 · Master) | 7 / 17 (678.1944 · Backyard) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 42 (683.3024 · Master) | 1 / 42 (360.0000 · Backyard) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 17 (345.1088) | 7 / 17 (338.2056) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 / 16 (349.1200) | 6 / 16 (344.5256) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 7 / 18 (341.6572) | 3 / 18 (347.9772) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 7 / 15 (336.5372) | 8 / 15 (333.6804) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 3 / 17 (341.6800) | 6 / 17 (334.2516) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 8 / 28 (339.9884) | 9 / 28 (339.4628) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 28 / 58 (330.7540) | 2 / 58 (348.5716) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 26 / 49 (329.6228) | 7 / 49 (345.6800) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 / 56 (346.8228) | 5 / 56 (345.6916) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 7 / 53 (341.6572) | 5 / 53 (343.9772) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 58 (341.6800) | 8 / 58 (343.4172) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 28 / 42 (331.9544) | 33 / 42 (329.0512) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (320.4800) | 15 / 40 (333.0396) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 19 / 47 (326.2288) | 12 / 47 (337.0512) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 7 / 28 (332.4912) | 1 / 28 (343.9656) | DAWGS BBQ |