Head-to-head
Big Cat BBQ vs Old Town Franklin BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big Cat BBQ | Old Town Franklin BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 45 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 4 | Category wins | 4 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.2% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.56% |
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 | Old Town Franklin BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 13 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 9 | Pork (19 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 2 times — Old Town Franklin BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.31 points at The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) (2025-01-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0120 points at Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest (2023-08-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Cat BBQ | Old Town Franklin BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 56 / 90 (676.4572) | 64 / 90 (674.1256) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 17 / 26 (677.6916) | 15 / 26 (682.7772) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 26 / 27 (662.1716) | 17 / 27 (688.4800) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 14 / 31 (676.5260) | 16 / 31 (675.3716) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 260 / 444 (670.1944) | 156 / 444 (682.8116) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 145 / 169 (670.6968) | 135 / 169 (674.6968) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) | 1 / 25 (698.2744) | 6 / 25 (686.2056) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 19 / 34 (678.1940) | 11 / 34 (690.2400) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 7 / 27 (688.4912) | 1 / 27 (698.2744) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 16 / 33 (676.4456) | 22 / 33 (671.3940) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 7 / 58 (690.1828) | 18 / 58 (683.3828) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 27 / 40 (682.7884) | 28 / 40 (682.1712) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! | 10 / 19 (672.9940) | 1 / 19 (697.1088) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 6 / 29 (686.2512) | 5 / 29 (686.2632) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V | 13 / 28 (676.4916) | 17 / 28 (667.8512) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 10 / 27 (666.7428) | 3 / 27 (683.3716) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 8 / 29 (680.0116) | 18 / 29 (667.8856) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 | 23 / 25 (669.0172) | 21 / 25 (671.8860) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 19 / 30 (666.1484) | 13 / 30 (678.1828) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |