Head-to-head
Bowmans Butt & BBQ vs LEM'S MEAT VARNISH
18 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data · 1 dead level
13 head-to-head wins
Bowmans Butt & BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Contests | 70 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 23 | Category wins | 11 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 179.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.4% |
| 102.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 107.8% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±21.93% |
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)
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 17 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 14 |
| 7 | Pork (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 2 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 2 times — LEM'S MEAT VARNISH leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.38 points at Zom-B-Q (2020-10-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0576 points at Smoke in the Grove (2020-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 7 / 20 (685.6228) | 12 / 20 (681.0628) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 7 / 25 (691.3484 · Master) | 8 / 25 (335.8968 · Backyard) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 5 / 20 (691.9312 · Master) | 2 / 20 (342.8000 · Backyard) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 9 / 13 (680.4456 · Master) | 9 / 13 (335.9428 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | 4 / 14 (686.2176 · Master) | 2 / 14 (349.6916 · Backyard) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 17 (675.8628 · Master) | 2 / 17 (508.5484 · Backyard) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 4 / 33 (343.9544) | 2 / 33 (346.2400) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 7 / 15 (341.6572) | 4 / 15 (342.8344) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 1 / 15 (345.7028) | 15 / 15 (326.7888) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 18 (504.4916) | 1 / 18 (519.9428) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 19 (506.7656) | 3 / 19 (504.4912) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 9 / 20 (328.5372) | 5 / 20 (331.9888) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 4 / 24 (347.4284) | 7 / 24 (339.3712) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 1 / 54 (343.9428) | 11 / 54 (333.6456) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship | 3 / 17 (343.3712) | 4 / 17 (341.6456) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 6 / 28 (337.6572) | 8 / 28 (331.3372) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 13 / 15 (330.2516) | 2 / 15 (345.6800) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | 2 / 15 (519.3712) | 10 / 15 (494.7428) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | 1 / 18 (521.0972) | 2 / 18 (511.4172) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 4 / 34 (340.5256) | 6 / 34 (339.9772) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 3 / 47 (342.8228) | 9 / 47 (334.7884) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 1 / 40 (519.4172) | 8 / 40 (500.4916) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 2 / 46 (509.6456) | 12 / 46 (495.9088) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 3 / 26 (338.2284) | 5 / 26 (333.0856) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 1 / 94 (356.0000) | 4 / 94 (346.2400) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q | 18 / 33 (467.8172) | 6 / 33 (502.1944) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 13 / 33 (476.9484) | 8 / 33 (493.0172) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | 4 / 17 (342.8000) | 7 / 17 (340.5028) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 8 / 19 (327.8856) | 3 / 19 (334.7656) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 6 / 59 (331.9312) | 5 / 59 (331.9888) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) | 2 / 20 (505.0512) | 7 / 20 (484.4456) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 10 / 31 (303.9084) | 3 / 31 (331.9428) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |