Head-to-head
Needs More Cowbell BBQ vs Cluster Cluck Barbecue
8 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Needs More Cowbell BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Contests | 24 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 1 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 89.3% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 59% |
| ±1.9% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±14.27% |
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)
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 4 |
| 7 | Pork (12 meetings) | 5 |
| 9 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 2 times — Needs More Cowbell BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 164.56 points at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2023-05-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1196 points at Smoke in the Spring (2023-04-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 10 / 27 (674.7316) | 18 / 27 (663.8172) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque | 19 / 35 (673.6000) | 29 / 35 (657.5540) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 7 / 22 (694.2284) | 1 / 22 (703.3944) | Cluster Cluck Barbecue |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 7 / 37 (692.5028) | 28 / 37 (661.6004) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 30 (679.3372) | 30 / 30 (514.7772) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 64 / 103 (671.8628) | 67 / 103 (670.7432) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 7 / 32 (685.6228) | 23 / 32 (658.1832) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 6 / 29 (681.0168) | 21 / 29 (657.0060) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 23 / 28 (666.1484) | 21 / 28 (668.5032) | Cluster Cluck Barbecue |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 16 / 29 (666.7200) | 9 / 29 (684.4568) | Cluster Cluck Barbecue |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 9 / 35 (683.4516) | 22 / 35 (664.4912) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ | 26 / 28 (620.3312) | 16 / 28 (666.1140) | Cluster Cluck Barbecue |