Head-to-head
10 head-to-head wins
Met
30 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Mac Attack BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Contests | 188 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 4 | Category wins | 47 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.47% | 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)
| Mac Attack BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (30 meetings) | 17 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 23 |
| 8 | Pork (30 meetings) | 22 |
| 9 | Brisket (30 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Blue Barbecue 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 50.40 points at All American BBQ Throwdown (2022-08-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1540 points at Harvest On Fire at The Winery (2019-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Mac Attack BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 5 / 34 (691.3832) | 4 / 34 (694.7540) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 3 / 26 (690.2172) | 17 / 26 (674.1140) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 39 / 56 (675.8972) | 14 / 56 (688.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest | 1 / 18 (687.3024) | 8 / 18 (674.1484) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 19 / 37 (657.6004) | 1 / 37 (694.2172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 22 / 32 (672.4572) | 9 / 32 (690.1828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 19 / 62 (687.3372) | 16 / 62 (689.0856) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 22 / 44 (672.4804) | 14 / 44 (675.8740) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 5 / 25 (689.0744) | 2 / 25 (699.9312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 22 / 36 (658.6856) | 8 / 36 (686.1712) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 39 / 50 (647.2572) | 1 / 50 (697.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 7 / 25 (689.1088) | 6 / 25 (691.3140) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 11 / 36 (682.7544) | 21 / 36 (677.0400) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 16 / 44 (672.4572) | 9 / 44 (679.3260) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue | 16 / 30 (669.0400) | 12 / 30 (680.4340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 14 / 51 (678.7884) | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 12 / 39 (678.7656) | 14 / 39 (677.0396) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 2 / 41 (690.2516) | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 50 (684.5372) | 15 / 50 (671.8856) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 19 / 36 (664.4224) | 11 / 36 (673.6228) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 17 / 50 (677.6456) | 11 / 50 (683.3484) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 42 (673.0856) | 8 / 42 (675.9200) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 45 / 63 (660.4344) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 54 / 69 (653.0632) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 16 / 66 (666.1712) | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | 2 / 40 (682.8340) | 17 / 40 (663.8396) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 12 / 31 (672.4684) | 14 / 31 (671.3144) | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 20 / 42 (666.8232) | 1 / 42 (697.6916) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ | 17 / 42 (663.2684) | 1 / 42 (699.3828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 11 / 40 (677.0628) | 32 / 40 (653.5428) | Mac Attack BBQ |