Head-to-head
9 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Big Bear BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Bear BBQ | Sensuous BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 59 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 2 | Category wins | 14 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 98.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±22.01% | 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)
| Big Bear BBQ | Sensuous BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 14 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — Sensuous BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Sensuous BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Sensuous BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — Big Bear BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — Sensuous BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.98 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-04-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Bear BBQ | Sensuous BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 18 (344.5484) | 15 / 18 (334.7424) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (330.7772) | 22 / 37 (330.1944) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 30 / 40 (330.2400) | 17 / 40 (341.6688) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 25 (339.9540) | 4 / 25 (345.1088) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 77 (339.9772) | 7 / 77 (340.5488) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 24 (345.7256) | 4 / 24 (345.1544) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (332.5828) | 6 / 17 (341.0972) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 11 / 15 (328.5260) | 13 / 15 (327.3256) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 9 / 17 (332.5372) | 4 / 17 (341.1084) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 36 (338.8688) | 11 / 36 (337.6572) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (331.3368) | 23 / 36 (335.3368) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 3 / 28 (344.5828) | 5 / 28 (342.8572) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 58 (336.5372) | 19 / 58 (335.9428) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 24 (325.0856) | 10 / 24 (333.0856) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 18 (337.1772) | 9 / 18 (329.1428) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 18 (340.5372) | 2 / 18 (343.3944) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 3 / 32 (343.4172 · Backyard) | 14 / 32 (677.6572 · Master) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 30 / 58 (326.2860) | 1 / 58 (350.2628) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 30 (326.1944) | 1 / 30 (349.1316) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 59 (328.5600) | 5 / 59 (342.2628) | Sensuous BBQ |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 30 (327.3828) | 3 / 30 (345.1316) | Sensuous BBQ |