Head-to-head
22 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
Cynical BBQ has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| Cynical BBQ | 7 SINS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 63 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 17 | Category wins | 7 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.3% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±1.39% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.76% |
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 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 10 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 6 |
| 20 | Pork (24 meetings) | 4 |
| 20 | Brisket (24 meetings) | 4 |
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 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 2 times — Cynical BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.37 points at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2025-04-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6168 points at The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 (2021-04-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cynical BBQ | 7 SINS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 5 / 17 (707.4060) | 13 / 17 (694.7772) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (708.5256) | 19 / 25 (666.1832) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (679.3144) | 15 / 25 (673.0632) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 / 19 (695.9312) | 16 / 19 (652.4456) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 4 / 31 (693.0856) | 27 / 31 (646.7200) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 / 34 (699.9660) | 10 / 34 (690.8000) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 5 / 33 (691.3368) | 8 / 33 (686.8228) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 4 / 27 (689.6344) | 11 / 27 (675.9084) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V | 7 / 28 (686.2172) | 14 / 28 (675.3712) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 11 / 35 (687.3256) | 1 / 35 (694.2516) | 7 SINS BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 2 / 43 (694.7540) | 14 / 43 (671.9544) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 4 / 27 (679.3832) | 7 / 27 (671.8972) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 9 / 37 (684.4800) | 16 / 37 (676.4340) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 | 13 / 25 (681.6460) | 15 / 25 (679.8744) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 3 / 30 (697.0972) | 21 / 30 (665.5884) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 23 / 59 (672.4456) | 40 / 59 (657.6004) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest | 3 / 26 (683.3252) | 15 / 26 (663.3372) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 7 / 29 (683.3484) | 9 / 29 (680.5260) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 9 / 26 (689.6572) | 8 / 26 (690.2740) | 7 SINS BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 5 / 41 (684.4916) | 24 / 41 (655.8856) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 1 / 44 (687.9544) | 34 / 44 (646.7772) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 14 (673.0056) | 25 (658.2400) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 | 7 / 47 (690.2056) | 40 / 47 (650.7656) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 3 / 70 (692.5144) | 45 / 70 (657.0744) | Cynical BBQ |