Head-to-head
TOPEKA BBQ SHOP vs Cow Creek BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Cow Creek BBQ has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | Cow Creek BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Contests | 72 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 13 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 42% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±1.36% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.28% |
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)
| TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | Cow Creek BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Pork (17 meetings) | 9 |
| 6 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — Cow Creek BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Cow Creek BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Cow Creek BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 2 times — Cow Creek BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.10 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Smoke on the Water (2021-10-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | Cow Creek BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 84 / 101 (669.5884) | 40 / 101 (690.1596) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 196 / 401 (678.2400) | 111 / 401 (687.9200) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 66 / 92 (668.9944) | 2 / 92 (705.0972) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 189 / 444 (679.3368) | 132 / 444 (684.5600) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 16 / 46 (687.3372) | 8 / 46 (691.3372) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 272 / 487 (669.1544) | 102 / 487 (686.2056) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 57 / 62 (682.2172) | 13 / 62 (699.3484) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 60 / 90 (679.8856) | 72 / 90 (671.8400) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water | 4 / 28 (698.2288) | 1 / 28 (701.6688) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 137 / 505 (680.5256) | 68 / 505 (687.9316) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | 24 / 77 (683.2912) | 5 / 77 (701.6456) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 67 / 94 (664.4572) | 21 / 94 (686.1828) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Smoke on the Water | 6 / 25 (690.7656) | 7 / 25 (690.7540) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 114 / 467 (674.7540) | 125 / 467 (674.1940) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks | 18 / 46 (674.7888) | 13 / 46 (682.2056) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 1 / 42 (698.8916) | 10 / 42 (679.3484) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 30 / 105 (686.7772) | 41 / 105 (681.5884) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |