Head-to-head
Porterhouse BBQ vs BIG RED BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Porterhouse BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Porterhouse BBQ | BIG RED BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Contests | 45 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 10 | Category wins | 3 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 186.5% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 46% |
| ±3.71% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±23.34% |
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)
| Porterhouse BBQ | BIG RED BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 8 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Pork (18 meetings) | 13 |
| 10 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 2 times — BIG RED BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 191.93 points at The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2116 points at The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial (2020-02-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Porterhouse BBQ | BIG RED BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | 1 / 26 (695.9544) | 15 / 26 (665.0056) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest | 3 / 29 (694.7888) | 19 / 29 (673.0288) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | 19 / 39 (666.7316) | 6 / 39 (681.6684) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque | 1 / 33 (695.3600) | 8 / 33 (687.8968) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 13 / 40 (691.3600) | 10 / 40 (694.2056) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 13 / 43 (687.3256) | 1 / 43 (705.1316) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 | 3 / 16 (700.5372) | 12 / 16 (677.5656) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 | 8 / 17 (682.2400) | 10 / 17 (675.8856) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 14 / 25 (677.0172) | 12 / 25 (682.7772) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) | 14 / 25 (668.4572) | 8 / 25 (686.2628) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 21 / 27 (678.2172) | 1 / 27 (703.4172) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 12 / 37 (678.8000) | 18 / 37 (674.1484) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | 14 / 34 (685.0632) | 2 / 34 (705.6916) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 7 / 30 (687.3944) | 22 / 30 (664.3884) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 2 / 33 (697.0512) | 15 / 33 (679.3716) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial | 30 / 50 (658.7544) | 35 / 50 (657.5428) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 52 / 70 (650.1484) | 32 / 70 (666.7196) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 19 / 49 (673.0516) | 49 / 49 (481.1200) | Porterhouse BBQ |