Head-to-head
Up From The Pits BBQ vs DB BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
DB BBQ is the team most often one call behind Up From The Pits BBQ (4 times).
Career comparison
| Up From The Pits BBQ | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 99 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 10 | Category wins | 21 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±2.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.02% |
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 | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 9 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 13 |
| 10 | Pork (17 meetings) | 7 |
| 10 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — Up From The Pits BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 54.33 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (2021-05-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5832 points at Route 66 Smoke Out (2022-05-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up From The Pits BBQ | DB BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 26 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 5 / 26 (694.7656 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 2 / 18 (698.2288) | 12 / 18 (678.1828) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 25 (680.4340) | 11 / 25 (678.1484) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 36 (696.5028) | 3 / 36 (694.7772) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 25 (681.6460) | 11 / 25 (677.5772) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 15 / 28 (681.0624) | 24 / 28 (671.2684) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 16 / 32 (675.2912) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 29 / 36 (655.7940) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 15 / 36 (681.0516) | 17 / 36 (679.9316) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 16 / 33 (672.4684) | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 15 / 25 (667.2912) | 16 / 25 (666.1484) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 31 / 38 (653.5080) | 33 / 38 (651.2688) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 37 / 49 (652.4228) | 16 / 49 (673.6000) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 2 / 39 (693.0740) | 33 / 39 (638.7428) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 6 / 41 (684.5028) | 13 / 41 (679.9428) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 44 (667.8628) | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 50 (684.0000 · Master) | 4 / 50 (326.7544 · Backyard) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 14 / 30 (673.0856) | 17 / 30 (666.1600) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 49 / 53 (626.6972) | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | DB BBQ |