Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Big Racks BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Bear BBQ | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 77 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 2 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 98.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±22.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.06% |
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 | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 8 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 7 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ 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 — Big Racks BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 2 times — Big Bear BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.68 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 6.2972 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-08-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Bear BBQ | Big Racks BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (330.7772 · Backyard) | 9 / 37 (688.4684 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 30 / 40 (330.2400 · Backyard) | 27 / 40 (666.1372 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 77 (339.9772 · Backyard) | 41 / 77 (678.2168 · Master) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 4 / 17 (682.8688 · Backyard) | 5 / 17 (689.6228 · Master) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 11 / 15 (328.5260 · Backyard) | 1 / 15 (705.7032 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 36 (338.8688 · Backyard) | 16 / 36 (679.9204 · Master) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (331.3368 · Backyard) | 21 / 36 (670.7200 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 3 / 28 (344.5828 · Backyard) | 19 / 28 (671.3256 · Master) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 58 (336.5372 · Backyard) | 19 / 58 (685.6688 · Master) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 18 (337.1772) | 10 / 18 (326.2400) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 18 (340.5372) | 10 / 18 (334.2400) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 3 / 32 (343.4172) | 6 / 32 (333.0856) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 30 / 58 (326.2860) | 7 / 58 (343.9656) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 30 (326.1944) | 11 / 30 (338.2284) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 59 (328.5600) | 7 / 59 (340.5256) | Big Racks BBQ |