Head-to-head
Rio Valley Meat BBQ vs THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
15 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Rio Valley Meat BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 51 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 16 | Category wins | 8 |
| 14 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.6% |
| 95.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.3% |
| top 19% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.2% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.38% |
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 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 11 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 11 |
| 14 | Pork (24 meetings) | 9 |
| 14 | Brisket (24 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Rio Valley Meat BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 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: 34.83 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0232 points at Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (2019-08-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 82 / 487 (688.4684) | 157 / 487 (681.0972) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 92 / 505 (685.1316) | 172 / 505 (677.0628) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 65 / 249 (688.4796) | 60 / 249 (689.0856) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 27 / 467 (688.5028) | 32 / 467 (686.7656) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 94 / 185 (680.4916) | 13 / 185 (697.6456) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | 6 / 48 (687.4056) | 8 / 48 (682.1712) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 7 / 22 (678.7312) | 5 / 22 (685.6456) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 6 / 33 (681.0284) | 14 / 33 (672.4800) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 3 / 41 (697.1200) | 7 / 41 (689.6112) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 22 / 50 (686.1828) | 20 / 50 (686.7312) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 1 / 56 (706.8456) | 6 / 56 (693.1316) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) | 7 / 25 (687.9084) | 3 / 25 (691.4172) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) | 7 / 26 (689.0628) | 9 / 26 (687.3484) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 24 / 94 (692.5028) | 79 / 94 (670.7428) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 5 / 54 (686.1828) | 13 / 54 (679.3256) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ | 3 / 55 (694.8000) | 24 / 55 (674.7540) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 8 / 42 (686.2400) | 1 / 42 (704.0344) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 1 / 468 (704.0000) | 167 / 468 (669.1656) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 43 / 135 (688.4684) | 4 / 135 (701.6684) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 7 / 58 (692.5140) | 6 / 58 (692.5372) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 4 / 62 (702.8228) | 10 / 62 (692.5144) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 3 / 74 (695.3484) | 20 / 74 (677.6000) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-03-15 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 | 4 / 21 (693.0856) | 5 / 21 (687.9656) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2019-03-14 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 | 10 / 18 (658.7656) | 3 / 18 (682.2628) | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |