Head-to-head
Big Bear BBQ vs Natural Born Grillers
8 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Big Bear BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Bear BBQ | Natural Born Grillers | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 20 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 2 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| 98.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.6% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 50% |
| ±22.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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 | Natural Born Grillers | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — Big Bear BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 2 times — Big Bear BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.20 points at Minnesota in May (2026-05-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4800 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-08-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Bear BBQ | Natural Born Grillers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 14 (342.2400) | 5 / 14 (339.4172) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 25 (339.9540) | 15 / 25 (337.6572) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 77 (339.9772) | 26 / 77 (322.7772) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 24 (345.7256) | 17 / 24 (331.3712) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 21 / 33 (336.4912) | 13 / 33 (341.6568) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (332.5828) | 10 / 17 (333.0628) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 3 / 28 (344.5828) | 10 / 28 (338.2972) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 58 (336.5372) | 29 / 58 (330.7540) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 24 (325.0856) | 7 / 24 (341.1428) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 18 (340.5372) | 5 / 18 (340.0000) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 3 / 32 (343.4172) | 7 / 32 (331.3828) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 30 / 58 (326.2860) | 29 / 58 (326.8112) | Natural Born Grillers |