Head-to-head
Big Johns BBQ Company vs SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
11 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Big Johns BBQ Company has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Johns BBQ Company | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 77 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 2 | Category wins | 6 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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 Johns BBQ Company | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Pork (16 meetings) | 11 |
| 10 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.51 points at BBQ Jackpot (2025-11-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2024-01-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Johns BBQ Company | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ | 1 / 33 (700.4912) | 18 / 33 (684.5028) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown | 14 / 29 (683.3484) | 23 / 29 (668.4572) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | 8 / 33 (697.6572) | 12 / 33 (689.0744) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 10 / 41 (694.7540) | 12 / 41 (692.4912) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 4 / 53 (697.6456) | 7 / 53 (693.0628) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 1 / 90 (706.2856) | 42 / 90 (682.7772) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 4 / 27 (699.3828) | 2 / 27 (702.2744) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 9 / 31 (678.8800) | 2 / 31 (690.8228) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 42 / 74 (677.0168) | 14 / 74 (688.4684) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion | 12 / 22 (680.4572) | 14 / 22 (678.7084) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew | 7 / 39 (696.5144) | 13 / 39 (687.3600) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 4 / 33 (691.9544) | 9 / 33 (686.7884) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 15 / 58 (686.8000) | 16 / 58 (686.7656) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 8 / 40 (697.0512) | 24 / 40 (686.1944) | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2022-05-27 | Best Dam Barbeque | 10 / 26 (675.3024) | 6 / 26 (681.6232) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2021-05-28 | The Best Dam Barbeque | 12 / 26 (659.2568) | 7 / 26 (675.3488) | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |