Head-to-head
19 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Cynical BBQ | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 122 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 17 | Category wins | 44 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 25 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.39% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.63% |
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 | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 15 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 17 |
| 14 | Pork (31 meetings) | 17 |
| 20 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ 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 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 2 times — Cynical BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.70 points at Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest (2025-03-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) (2025-01-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cynical BBQ | Meat Candy Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown | 17 / 29 (682.1712) | 1 / 29 (704.0112) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 1 / 27 (705.1200) | 5 / 27 (694.2632) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 7 / 41 (697.6804) | 19 / 41 (685.6460) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 6 / 90 (698.2056) | 17 / 90 (693.6228) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2 / 21 (687.3716) | 11 / 21 (678.2172) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (679.3144) | 18 / 25 (669.6228) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 4 / 31 (693.0856) | 7 / 31 (689.1316) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | 4 / 26 (693.0628) | 7 / 26 (685.6000) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 20 / 26 (674.7428) | 1 / 26 (699.4400) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 12 / 27 (691.9084) | 7 / 27 (695.3828) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 4 / 31 (685.6572) | 5 / 31 (684.5028) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 13 / 74 (688.5144) | 35 / 74 (678.7772) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 / 34 (699.9660) | 9 / 34 (691.9544) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 5 / 33 (691.3368) | 2 / 33 (693.6228) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 8 / 29 (683.3372) | 20 / 29 (668.4684) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V | 7 / 28 (686.2172) | 8 / 28 (684.5140) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 11 / 35 (687.3256) | 6 / 35 (689.0516) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 2 / 43 (694.7540) | 5 / 43 (688.0000) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 4 / 27 (679.3832) | 5 / 27 (675.9312) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-07-01 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) | 5 / 17 (678.2056) | 1 / 17 (695.9884) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 9 / 37 (684.4800) | 2 / 37 (695.9428) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 | 13 / 25 (681.6460) | 1 / 25 (705.0972) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 3 / 30 (697.0972) | 5 / 30 (693.0860) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 23 / 59 (672.4456) | 11 / 59 (679.9540) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 7 / 29 (683.3484) | 2 / 29 (692.5372) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 9 / 26 (689.6572) | 3 / 26 (698.2516) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 5 / 41 (684.4916) | 2 / 41 (695.4288) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 7 / 37 (687.3712) | 11 / 37 (677.0856) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 | 7 / 47 (690.2056) | 16 / 47 (679.9424) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 3 / 70 (692.5144) | 17 / 70 (674.1484) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle | 20 / 48 (671.8972) | 34 / 48 (654.6972) | Cynical BBQ |