Head-to-head
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ vs LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY
23 head-to-head wins
Met
48 times in the data
25 head-to-head wins
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Contests | 96 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 21 | Category wins | 11 |
| 9 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.9% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.2% |
| top 28% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.88% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.85% |
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)
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (48 meetings) | 28 |
| 29 | Pork Ribs (51 meetings) | 22 |
| 27 | Pork (48 meetings) | 21 |
| 24 | Brisket (48 meetings) | 24 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 times — LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 5 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 3 times — LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.70 points at Smokin In Steele (2019-05-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at Fire on Ice BBQ Championship (2025-02-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 17 / 26 (681.0056) | 10 / 26 (686.7428) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 16 / 33 (678.7772) | 14 / 33 (681.0400) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 26 / 37 (675.2684) | 22 / 37 (680.4456) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 40 (684.4916) | 18 / 40 (671.8512) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 10 / 48 (687.9312) | 14 / 48 (685.6576) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 21 / 77 (685.0512) | 15 / 77 (687.3368) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 1 / 42 (709.7028) | 3 / 42 (694.8000) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 1 / 401 (708.5488) | 225 / 401 (674.2056) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 3 / 31 (685.6456) | 27 / 31 (666.7540) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 9 / 26 (677.0860) | 3 / 26 (686.7428) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 11 / 28 (688.4800) | 7 / 28 (691.3484) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 58 (689.6916) | 25 / 58 (682.2172) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 7 / 42 (689.0744) | 5 / 42 (689.6456) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 161 / 444 (682.1940) | 134 / 444 (684.5372) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 20 / 37 (661.5660) | 9 / 37 (679.3028) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 18 / 34 (674.7656) | 6 / 34 (693.0744) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 20 / 37 (683.9084) | 5 / 37 (693.0628) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 22 / 41 (666.1484) | 16 / 41 (675.2912) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 8 / 32 (686.2516) | 19 / 32 (671.8628) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 58 (696.5600) | 25 / 58 (683.9200) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 5 / 97 (698.8000) | 45 / 97 (684.4452) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 5 / 487 (703.4056) | 101 / 487 (686.2284) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 29 / 39 (660.4452) | 8 / 39 (677.6116) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 40 (693.0968) | 16 / 40 (678.1712) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 43 (685.1316) | 14 / 43 (680.4800) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 1 / 29 (692.5600) | 14 / 29 (666.1828) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 89 / 505 (685.6684) | 245 / 505 (668.5028) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 62 / 249 (689.0628) | 93 / 249 (685.0284) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 6 / 32 (683.9088) | 16 / 32 (669.6344) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 17 / 40 (670.1712) | 12 / 40 (674.2172) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 23 / 37 (668.4568) | 4 / 37 (686.7772) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 26 / 39 (659.2916) | 8 / 39 (683.3372) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 2 / 33 (685.6344) | 10 / 33 (679.9316) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 13 / 59 (678.2060) | 23 / 59 (674.1368) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 20 / 35 (670.1940) | 9 / 35 (682.2288) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 27 / 45 (659.8740) | 9 / 45 (671.9432) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 28 / 52 (659.9200) | 20 / 52 (666.1712) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 13 / 60 (675.3712) | 34 / 60 (661.0400) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 11 / 33 (685.1088) | 3 / 33 (695.9544) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 7 / 40 (679.3372) | 17 / 40 (669.0400) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 16 / 66 (678.2744) | 29 / 66 (670.1940) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 8 / 45 (682.2968) | 15 / 45 (676.4796) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 30 (680.5720) | 20 / 30 (657.6000) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 13 / 50 (675.8968) | 8 / 50 (681.6112) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | 6 / 38 (674.1940) | 4 / 38 (683.8968) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 24 / 37 (641.5312) | 8 / 37 (663.8400) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin In Steele | 20 / 43 (656.9940) | 1 / 43 (697.6916) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 57 (671.9312) | 18 / 57 (673.6688) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |