Head-to-head
Rio Valley Meat BBQ vs FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX
12 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 32 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 16 | Category wins | 9 |
| 14 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 95.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 19% | Avg finish | top 22% |
| ±1.2% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.06% |
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)
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 12 |
| 9 | Pork (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 14 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 3 times — FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 2 times — Rio Valley Meat BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.34 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4340 points at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2019-04-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 82 / 487 (688.4684) | 46 / 487 (692.5600) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 92 / 505 (685.1316) | 67 / 505 (687.9428) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 65 / 249 (688.4796) | 160 / 249 (677.0396) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 4 / 56 (692.5028) | 3 / 56 (697.1084) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 52 / 92 (687.3484) | 14 / 92 (697.0628) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 40 / 111 (683.9316) | 23 / 111 (689.0744) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 27 / 467 (688.5028) | 115 / 467 (674.7540) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 94 / 185 (680.4916) | 7 / 185 (700.5140) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | 6 / 48 (687.4056) | 4 / 48 (688.5256) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 22 / 50 (686.1828) | 2 / 50 (698.7884) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 1 / 56 (706.8456) | 22 / 56 (683.8972) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) | 7 / 25 (687.9084) | 18 / 25 (677.6112) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) | 7 / 26 (689.0628) | 11 / 26 (686.2056) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 | 3 / 56 (697.0972) | 26 / 56 (682.7424) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 | 28 / 56 (675.9084) | 3 / 56 (694.2172) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 8 / 42 (686.2400) | 2 / 42 (700.5256) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2019-11-01 | Viking Grillfestivalen | 5 / 15 (691.3600) | 7 / 15 (685.6460) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 1 / 468 (704.0000) | 104 / 468 (677.6572) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 43 / 135 (688.4684) | 56 / 135 (685.5884) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 7 / 58 (692.5140) | 2 / 58 (697.7028) | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 4 / 61 (687.3140) | 5 / 61 (686.8800) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 4 / 62 (702.8228) | 19 / 62 (685.0280) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 3 / 74 (695.3484) | 19 / 74 (679.8968) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |