Head-to-head
14 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
LC BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | LC BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 101 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 16 | Category wins | 21 |
| 14 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99% |
| 95.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 19% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.2% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.41% |
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)
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | LC BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 12 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 16 |
| 13 | Pork (28 meetings) | 15 |
| 18 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — LC BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — LC BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 2 times — Rio Valley Meat BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.33 points at Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 (2021-03-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) (2021-05-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | LC BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 66 / 401 (693.0628) | 36 / 401 (697.0512) | LC BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 35 / 158 (694.2288) | 15 / 158 (698.2172) | LC BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 1 / 92 (698.8344) | 21 / 92 (680.5600) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 9 / 444 (700.5144) | 79 / 444 (689.6916) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 78 / 169 (685.6232) | 32 / 169 (693.6344) | LC BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 82 / 487 (688.4684) | 64 / 487 (690.2056) | LC BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 92 / 505 (685.1316) | 24 / 505 (695.9200) | LC BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 65 / 249 (688.4796) | 108 / 249 (683.2912) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 4 / 56 (692.5028) | 6 / 56 (690.7768) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 52 / 92 (687.3484) | 26 / 92 (693.6456) | LC BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 40 / 111 (683.9316) | 63 / 111 (677.0172) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 27 / 467 (688.5028) | 123 / 467 (674.2056) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 94 / 185 (680.4916) | 12 / 185 (698.2172) | LC BBQ |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 3 / 43 (705.0856) | 1 / 43 (705.6800) | LC BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 9 / 37 (692.4684) | 7 / 37 (693.6572) | LC BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 9 / 43 (676.4796) | 14 / 43 (671.3256) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | 6 / 48 (687.4056) | 13 / 48 (673.6456) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 7 / 22 (678.7312) | 8 / 22 (678.1600) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 6 / 33 (681.0284) | 1 / 33 (690.8228) | LC BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 3 / 41 (697.1200) | 10 / 41 (687.3372) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 22 / 50 (686.1828) | 19 / 50 (686.7884) | LC BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 1 / 56 (706.8456) | 18 / 56 (684.5140) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) | 7 / 25 (687.9084) | 5 / 25 (690.2400) | LC BBQ |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) | 7 / 26 (689.0628) | 6 / 26 (689.6688) | LC BBQ |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 | 3 / 56 (697.0972) | 23 / 56 (683.3600) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 | 28 / 56 (675.9084) | 12 / 56 (686.1940) | LC BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks | 5 / 43 (692.4912) | 22 / 43 (679.9200) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 8 / 42 (686.2400) | 20 / 42 (671.3028) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |