Head-to-head
Wabash BBQ vs AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
6 head-to-head wins
Met
30 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Wabash BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Contests | 102 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 3 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.84% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (30 meetings) | 24 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 23 |
| 10 | Pork (30 meetings) | 20 |
| 4 | Brisket (30 meetings) | 26 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 3 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ 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 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 59.05 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2024-08-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1540 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Wabash BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 72 / 101 (674.1716) | 35 / 101 (691.3140) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 303 / 401 (658.7316) | 7 / 401 (703.4060) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 54 / 158 (691.3256) | 88 / 158 (685.0400) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 14 / 92 (695.9200) | 12 / 92 (697.0740) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 444 (690.2856) | 87 / 444 (689.0972) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 121 / 169 (677.6228) | 7 / 169 (702.8344) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 54 / 65 (643.2228) | 4 / 65 (702.2744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 62 / 97 (677.0056) | 10 / 97 (696.5028) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 218 / 487 (675.4284) | 33 / 487 (694.2516) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 3 / 26 (698.2172) | 1 / 26 (700.5144) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 38 / 57 (657.5424) | 6 / 57 (698.2400) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 81 / 90 (658.6860) | 11 / 90 (697.6804) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 50 / 103 (679.3260) | 5 / 103 (698.2172) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 50 / 505 (690.2744) | 79 / 505 (686.8228) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 14 / 33 (680.4572) | 10 / 33 (690.7772) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 46 / 54 (639.2116) | 24 / 54 (683.3140) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | 16 / 41 (673.6116) | 6 / 41 (695.3368) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 35 / 71 (673.0516) | 9 / 71 (687.9200) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 42 / 467 (501.0856 · Open Comp) | 99 / 467 (675.9428 · Master) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 | 16 / 30 (682.7888) | 4 / 30 (697.6684) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | 20 / 37 (682.2172) | 15 / 37 (688.5028) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks | 34 / 43 (661.0520) | 8 / 43 (689.0744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 17 / 30 (679.3712) | 23 / 30 (675.9200) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 9 / 42 (689.0628) | 3 / 42 (697.1200) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery | 18 / 31 (674.7776) | 5 / 31 (685.6228) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 8 / 31 (682.8232) | 4 / 31 (695.3484) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 22 / 468 (509.6912) | 34 / 468 (505.6456) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2019-08-30 | Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | 14 / 22 (668.4456) | 7 / 22 (686.1944) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 41 / 68 (662.7888) | 10 / 68 (690.2400) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 | 13 / 53 (688.0004) | 7 / 53 (697.0976) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |