Head-to-head
Big Bear BBQ vs SASSY SMOKE BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
SASSY SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Bear BBQ | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 21 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 2 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 98.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±22.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.91% |
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)
| Big Bear BBQ | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 12 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — SASSY SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — SASSY SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — SASSY SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.76 points at Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-04-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5144 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-08-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Bear BBQ | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 18 (344.5484) | 2 / 18 (353.1200) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (330.7772) | 15 / 37 (335.3484) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 30 / 40 (330.2400) | 1 / 40 (351.9772) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 77 (339.9772) | 1 / 77 (350.2744) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 24 (345.7256) | 6 / 24 (341.7028) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 21 / 33 (336.4912) | 25 / 33 (333.6912) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (332.5828) | 9 / 17 (333.0972) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 11 / 15 (328.5260) | 3 / 15 (343.4056) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 9 / 17 (332.5372) | 2 / 17 (341.6916) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 36 (338.8688) | 21 / 36 (330.7772) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (331.3368) | 22 / 36 (335.3944) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 3 / 28 (344.5828) | 1 / 28 (345.1772) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 58 (336.5372) | 10 / 58 (342.2628) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 24 (325.0856) | 3 / 24 (346.8456) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |