Head-to-head
Needs More Cowbell BBQ vs PROUD SOULS BARBECUE
4 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Contests | 58 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.9% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.58% |
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 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.70 points at Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition (2023-04-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8684 points at Art of Barbeque (2023-06-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 248 / 444 (672.4456) | 64 / 444 (691.9428) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque | 11 / 25 (674.7196) | 6 / 25 (685.6228) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 19 / 27 (684.4572) | 22 / 27 (678.7196) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 18 / 25 (680.4688) | 9 / 25 (690.2172) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque | 19 / 35 (673.6000) | 16 / 35 (676.4684) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 7 / 37 (692.5028) | 14 / 37 (680.4568) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | 20 / 28 (674.6968) | 2 / 28 (703.3944) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 15 / 31 (675.8856) | 11 / 31 (680.5028) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 7 / 32 (685.6228) | 14 / 32 (673.5652) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 6 / 29 (681.0168) | 14 / 29 (669.5772) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 23 / 28 (666.1484) | 12 / 28 (685.0740) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 16 / 29 (666.7200) | 6 / 29 (687.9772) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 9 / 35 (683.4516) | 4 / 35 (691.9772) | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |