Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big Bear BBQ | Big Ten Bones | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 57 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 2 | Category wins | 9 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| 98.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.3% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±22.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.59% |
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 Ten Bones | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 16 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Big Bear BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 19.43 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7256 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Bear BBQ | Big Ten Bones | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 18 (344.5484) | 11 / 18 (338.8112) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 14 (342.2400) | 3 / 14 (347.3944) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (330.7772) | 12 / 37 (336.5028) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 30 / 40 (330.2400) | 3 / 40 (349.1316) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 25 (339.9540) | 2 / 25 (347.9656) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 77 (339.9772) | 2 / 77 (349.1200) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (332.5828) | 1 / 17 (347.9772) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 11 / 15 (328.5260) | 9 / 15 (330.8000) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 9 / 17 (332.5372) | 14 / 17 (325.6572) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 36 (338.8688) | 7 / 36 (342.2400) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (331.3368) | 11 / 36 (343.9428) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 3 / 28 (344.5828) | 2 / 28 (344.5828) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 58 (336.5372) | 23 / 58 (334.8116) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 18 (340.5372) | 12 / 18 (333.7028) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 30 / 58 (326.2860) | 4 / 58 (345.7144) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 30 (326.1944) | 18 / 30 (330.7772) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 59 (328.5600) | 22 / 59 (325.6572) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 30 (327.3828) | 5 / 30 (343.4056) | Big Ten Bones |