Head-to-head
Big Cat BBQ vs Porterhouse BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Porterhouse BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Cat BBQ | Porterhouse BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 50 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 4 | Category wins | 10 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±1.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.71% |
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 | Porterhouse BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 14 |
| 7 | Pork (19 meetings) | 12 |
| 4 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Porterhouse BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 143.29 points at Q's & Brews (2025-03-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8792 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Cat BBQ | Porterhouse BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 31 / 41 (667.2220) | 3 / 41 (705.0856) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 56 / 90 (676.4572) | 12 / 90 (695.9200) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 321 / 401 (651.9200) | 138 / 401 (684.5028) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 129 / 158 (672.4452) | 138 / 158 (669.5660) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 25 / 28 (666.1484) | 5 / 28 (697.0512) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | 4 / 30 (687.9200) | 14 / 30 (677.0632) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews | 19 / 26 (659.8172) | 26 / 26 (516.5260) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 260 / 444 (670.1944) | 152 / 444 (683.8972) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 145 / 169 (670.6968) | 83 / 169 (684.5144) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 7 / 27 (688.4912) | 14 / 27 (675.3368) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 7 / 58 (690.1828) | 24 / 58 (678.2056) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 27 / 40 (682.7884) | 13 / 40 (691.3600) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 6 / 29 (686.2512) | 10 / 29 (681.0744) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 10 / 45 (679.3140) | 16 / 45 (675.8628) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 10 / 27 (666.7428) | 2 / 27 (685.0628) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 22 / 27 (667.2912) | 21 / 27 (678.2172) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 21 / 37 (672.5372) | 12 / 37 (678.8000) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 19 / 30 (666.1484) | 7 / 30 (687.3944) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 28 / 59 (668.4456) | 38 / 59 (659.8400) | Big Cat BBQ |