Head-to-head
Cynical BBQ vs SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
23 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ is the team most often one call behind Cynical BBQ (6 times). Cynical BBQ has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| Cynical BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 77 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 17 | Category wins | 6 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.39% | 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)
| Cynical BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (33 meetings) | 16 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 16 |
| 22 | Pork (33 meetings) | 11 |
| 20 | Brisket (33 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — Cynical BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 2 times — Cynical BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — Cynical 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: 37.27 points at 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 (2019-03-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0460 points at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2022-01-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cynical BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 5 / 17 (707.4060) | 14 / 17 (690.7888) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (708.5256) | 2 / 25 (701.6916) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown | 17 / 29 (682.1712) | 23 / 29 (668.4572) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 1 / 27 (705.1200) | 6 / 27 (689.0628) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 7 / 41 (697.6804) | 12 / 41 (692.4912) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 6 / 90 (698.2056) | 42 / 90 (682.7772) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2 / 21 (687.3716) | 15 / 21 (660.4576) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (679.3144) | 17 / 25 (671.2912) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | 4 / 26 (693.0628) | 8 / 26 (685.0628) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 12 / 27 (691.9084) | 2 / 27 (702.2744) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 4 / 31 (685.6572) | 2 / 31 (690.8228) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 13 / 74 (688.5144) | 14 / 74 (688.4684) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 / 34 (699.9660) | 16 / 34 (684.5144) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 5 / 33 (691.3368) | 9 / 33 (686.7884) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! | 4 / 19 (694.1940) | 5 / 19 (688.5144) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 8 / 29 (683.3372) | 9 / 29 (682.7888) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V | 7 / 28 (686.2172) | 15 / 28 (673.1088) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 11 / 35 (687.3256) | 7 / 35 (689.0516) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 2 / 43 (694.7540) | 16 / 43 (669.1084) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 9 / 37 (684.4800) | 14 / 37 (677.6228) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 | 13 / 25 (681.6460) | 9 / 25 (686.7428) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 3 / 30 (697.0972) | 9 / 30 (685.6228) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 23 / 59 (672.4456) | 21 / 59 (672.4916) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 7 / 29 (683.3484) | 6 / 29 (686.2512) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 9 / 26 (689.6572) | 20 / 26 (673.0168) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 5 / 41 (684.4916) | 4 / 41 (688.5488) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II | 15 / 46 (678.1712) | 11 / 46 (679.9772) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 1 / 44 (687.9544) | 20 / 44 (668.5028) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | 3 / 36 (685.1200) | 1 / 36 (691.3828) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 5 / 27 (677.1200) | 6 / 27 (675.9772) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 | 7 / 47 (690.2056) | 8 / 47 (686.9032) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 3 / 70 (692.5144) | 46 / 70 (655.2456) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle | 20 / 48 (671.8972) | 4 / 48 (690.2284) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |