Head-to-head
Smoke, Fire & Brew vs THE BBQ BUS
6 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Smoke, Fire & Brew has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smoke, Fire & Brew | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Contests | 188 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 8 | Category wins | 47 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 148.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 96.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±12.04% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| Smoke, Fire & Brew | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 3 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Pork (3 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — Smoke, Fire & Brew leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.55 points at Route 66 Smoke Out (2019-05-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.7260 points at Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) (2019-10-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smoke, Fire & Brew | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 1 / 36 (345.6916 · Backyard) | 8 / 36 (686.1712 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 1 / 36 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 13 / 36 (678.1832 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 44 (333.6460 · Backyard) | 9 / 44 (679.3260 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 4 / 45 (344.6288 · Backyard) | 3 / 45 (681.6112 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 22 / 52 (320.5144 · Backyard) | 9 / 52 (677.0624 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 50 (334.2520 · Backyard) | 15 / 50 (671.8856 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 20 / 43 (667.3024) | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 23 / 45 (666.2172) | 7 / 45 (679.3716) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 2 / 25 (341.6916 · Backyard) | 6 / 25 (671.9316 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (681.6344) | 17 / 33 (653.0856) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |