Head-to-head
Cotton BBQ vs MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS
5 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Cotton BBQ | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 116 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 2 | Category wins | 13 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.6% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.3% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.96% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.45% |
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)
| Cotton BBQ | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 10 |
| 5 | Pork (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — Cotton BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.83 points at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2022-11-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown (2025-10-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cotton BBQ | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 6 / 32 (700.5028) | 13 / 32 (696.5144) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 24 / 45 (681.0628) | 8 / 45 (694.7772) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 62 / 125 (684.4340) | 42 / 125 (689.0516) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 113 / 401 (687.8968) | 4 / 401 (706.2284) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 17 / 39 (689.6228) | 20 / 39 (689.0400) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 65 / 100 (675.8512) | 74 / 100 (671.2916) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 86 / 444 (689.1316) | 78 / 444 (690.2168) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 33 / 35 (667.3028) | 18 / 35 (687.9316) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (694.8116) | 29 / 93 (688.4800) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 33 / 60 (680.4684) | 18 / 60 (690.7884) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 39 / 80 (675.8628) | 41 / 80 (675.2684) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 28 / 57 (668.9596) | 1 / 57 (698.7884) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 43 / 63 (656.9600) | 24 / 63 (681.5768) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |