Head-to-head
Big Cat BBQ vs SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
7 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big Cat BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 77 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 4 | Category wins | 6 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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)
| Big Cat BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 16 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 17 |
| 8 | Pork (24 meetings) | 16 |
| 9 | Brisket (24 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 2 times — Big Cat BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.10 points at The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) (2025-01-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (2022-04-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Cat BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 10 / 17 (697.6572) | 14 / 17 (690.7888) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (682.1828) | 2 / 25 (701.6916) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 2 / 27 (696.5144) | 6 / 27 (689.0628) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 31 / 41 (667.2220) | 12 / 41 (692.4912) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 56 / 90 (676.4572) | 42 / 90 (682.7772) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews | 19 / 26 (659.8172) | 3 / 26 (694.2632) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 26 / 27 (662.1716) | 2 / 27 (702.2744) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 14 / 31 (676.5260) | 2 / 31 (690.8228) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 19 / 34 (678.1940) | 16 / 34 (684.5144) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 7 / 27 (688.4912) | 9 / 27 (683.3944) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 16 / 33 (676.4456) | 9 / 33 (686.7884) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 7 / 58 (690.1828) | 16 / 58 (686.7656) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 27 / 40 (682.7884) | 24 / 40 (686.1944) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! | 10 / 19 (672.9940) | 5 / 19 (688.5144) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 6 / 29 (686.2512) | 9 / 29 (682.7888) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V | 13 / 28 (676.4916) | 15 / 28 (673.1088) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 10 / 45 (679.3140) | 3 / 45 (687.9200) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 10 / 43 (675.9428) | 16 / 43 (669.1084) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 8 / 29 (680.0116) | 7 / 29 (681.1544) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 22 / 27 (667.2912) | 20 / 27 (682.1828) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 21 / 37 (672.5372) | 14 / 37 (677.6228) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 | 23 / 25 (669.0172) | 9 / 25 (686.7428) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 19 / 30 (666.1484) | 9 / 30 (685.6228) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 28 / 59 (668.4456) | 21 / 59 (672.4916) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |