Head-to-head
Bearded Boar BBQ vs Small Axe BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Small Axe BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bearded Boar BBQ | Small Axe BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Contests | 51 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 12 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.19% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.85% |
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)
| Bearded Boar BBQ | Small Axe BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 2 times — Small Axe BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.29 points at Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 (2022-07-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at Icebox Cookoff (2023-07-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bearded Boar BBQ | Small Axe BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest | 20 / 39 (685.0744) | 13 / 39 (690.2056) | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings | 17 / 28 (674.1828) | 5 / 28 (693.6572) | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff | 15 / 38 (682.1600) | 13 / 38 (682.7544) | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 15 / 25 (670.2056) | 4 / 25 (689.6800) | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More | 3 / 19 (684.4800) | 7 / 19 (673.0856) | Bearded Boar BBQ |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 | 15 / 34 (674.2860) | 1 / 34 (704.5712) | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2022-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 7 / 27 (679.9200) | 5 / 27 (682.2512) | Small Axe BBQ |