Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big Bear BBQ | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 76 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 2 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.4% |
| 98.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±22.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.32% |
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 | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 21 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 18 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.13 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0916 points at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-09-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Bear BBQ | DAWGS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 18 (344.5484) | 10 / 18 (341.0856) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 14 (342.2400) | 2 / 14 (348.5488) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 16 / 28 (336.5484) | 15 / 28 (338.8116) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 10 / 27 (339.9428) | 8 / 27 (345.0972) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (330.7772) | 5 / 37 (342.8116) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 30 / 40 (330.2400) | 6 / 40 (345.7144) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 25 (339.9540) | 1 / 25 (356.5600) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 77 (339.9772) | 4 / 77 (345.6800) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 4 / 17 (682.8688) | 7 / 17 (678.1944) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 24 (345.7256) | 1 / 24 (352.0000) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 21 / 33 (336.4912) | 1 / 33 (353.1084) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (332.5828) | 7 / 17 (338.2056) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 11 / 15 (328.5260) | 8 / 15 (333.6804) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 9 / 17 (332.5372) | 6 / 17 (334.2516) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 36 (338.8688) | 1 / 36 (353.7144) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (331.3368) | 20 / 36 (335.9888) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 3 / 28 (344.5828) | 9 / 28 (339.4628) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 58 (336.5372) | 2 / 58 (348.5716) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 24 (325.0856) | 12 / 24 (330.8000) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 18 (337.1772) | 4 / 18 (337.0856) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 18 (340.5372) | 3 / 18 (342.8800) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 30 / 58 (326.2860) | 8 / 58 (343.4172) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 30 (326.1944) | 12 / 30 (338.2172) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 59 (328.5600) | 13 / 59 (335.9084) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 30 (327.3828) | 12 / 30 (336.5372) | DAWGS BBQ |