Head-to-head
Up From The Pits BBQ vs THE BBQ BUS
11 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Up From The Pits BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 188 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 10 | Category wins | 47 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±2.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| Up From The Pits BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 21 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (34 meetings) | 21 |
| 14 | Pork (31 meetings) | 17 |
| 12 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — Up From The Pits BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — Up From The Pits BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 65.22 points at BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland (2019-06-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2628 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 (2021-05-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up From The Pits BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 122 / 211 (681.5884) | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 487 (691.3828) | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 2 / 18 (698.2288) | 8 / 18 (690.7768) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 36 (696.5028) | 8 / 36 (686.1712) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 20 / 505 (695.9656) | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 153 / 249 (677.6456) | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 25 (681.6460) | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 15 / 28 (681.0624) | 22 / 28 (672.3996) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 16 / 32 (675.2912) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 29 / 36 (655.7940) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 1 / 25 (697.1084) | 6 / 25 (691.3140) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 15 / 36 (681.0516) | 21 / 36 (677.0400) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q | 6 / 17 (687.3140) | 8 / 17 (684.4912) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 33 / 50 (678.7428) | 11 / 50 (693.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 11 / 19 (671.8968) | 8 / 19 (675.3716) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 15 / 25 (667.2912) | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 31 / 38 (653.5080) | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 36 / 43 (660.9600) | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 37 / 49 (652.4228) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 36 / 45 (649.6344) | 3 / 45 (681.6112) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 22 / 52 (665.6112) | 9 / 52 (677.0624) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 2 / 39 (693.0740) | 14 / 39 (677.0396) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 6 / 41 (684.5028) | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 44 (667.8628) | 1 / 44 (703.4172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 50 (684.0000) | 15 / 50 (671.8856) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 54 / 66 (642.2056) | 27 / 66 (670.2052) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 14 / 25 (672.4800) | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 14 / 30 (673.0856) | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 49 / 53 (626.6972) | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 37 / 42 (632.4684) | 1 / 42 (697.6916) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 31 / 36 (632.5028) | 1 / 36 (682.8576) | THE BBQ BUS |