Head-to-head
Wabash BBQ vs Sons of a Brisket
12 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Wabash BBQ | Sons of a Brisket | |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Contests | 68 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 5 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.84% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.24% |
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)
| Wabash BBQ | Sons of a Brisket | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 17 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 16 |
| 14 | Pork (27 meetings) | 13 |
| 13 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 3 times — Sons of a Brisket leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Wabash BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 50.99 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2022-08-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0460 points at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2019-09-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Wabash BBQ | Sons of a Brisket | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 303 / 401 (658.7316) | 105 / 401 (688.5944) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 14 / 92 (695.9200) | 62 / 92 (671.8628) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 444 (690.2856) | 127 / 444 (685.1656) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 17 / 32 (675.8628) | 11 / 32 (685.0856) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 1 / 44 (703.9544) | 4 / 44 (698.8576) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 62 / 97 (677.0056) | 34 / 97 (687.9088) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 218 / 487 (675.4284) | 265 / 487 (670.2284) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 81 / 90 (658.6860) | 7 / 90 (698.8344) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 7 / 51 (690.8116) | 28 / 51 (667.8396) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 50 / 103 (679.3260) | 40 / 103 (683.9316) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 50 / 505 (690.2744) | 6 / 505 (700.0456) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 46 / 54 (639.2116) | 10 / 54 (690.2056) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | 16 / 41 (673.6116) | 7 / 41 (692.5028) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 35 / 71 (673.0516) | 6 / 71 (692.4912) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest | 9 / 27 (679.3600) | 6 / 27 (686.2284) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 42 / 467 (501.0856 · Open Comp) | 135 / 467 (673.0968 · Master) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 10 / 39 (685.0860) | 23 / 39 (675.3256) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 17 / 30 (679.3712) | 10 / 30 (689.1200) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 9 / 42 (689.0628) | 8 / 42 (690.7768) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin | 22 / 34 (671.3712) | 23 / 34 (670.7428) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery | 18 / 31 (674.7776) | 14 / 31 (677.6572) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 8 / 31 (682.8232) | 9 / 31 (682.7772) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 22 / 468 (509.6912 · Open Comp) | 100 / 468 (677.7256 · Master) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 41 / 68 (662.7888) | 13 / 68 (685.6568) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 11 / 30 (679.3944) | 13 / 30 (672.5140) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | 15 / 35 (675.3600) | 8 / 35 (686.2172) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 | 13 / 53 (688.0004) | 24 / 53 (676.5140) | Wabash BBQ |