Head-to-head
Big Mike's Smokehouse vs Bramble BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Big Mike's Smokehouse has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Mike's Smokehouse | Bramble BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 35 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 0 | Category wins | 6 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 189.3% |
| 92.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.93% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.45% |
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)
| Big Mike's Smokehouse | Bramble BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.49 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8684 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-08-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Mike's Smokehouse | Bramble BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 18 (353.1544) | 4 / 18 (350.2860) | Big Mike's Smokehouse |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 77 (329.6684 · Backyard) | 47 / 77 (677.0172 · Master) | Big Mike's Smokehouse |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 17 (329.6572) | 5 / 17 (342.2516) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 23 / 36 (327.3484) | 12 / 36 (337.6572) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 26 / 36 (332.5144) | 5 / 36 (347.4288) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 30 / 58 (327.3716) | 1 / 58 (350.8572) | Bramble BBQ |