Head-to-head
Bowmans Butt & BBQ vs CHUNKY BBQ
16 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data · 1 dead level
15 head-to-head wins
CHUNKY BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Contests | 212 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 26 |
| 23 | Category wins | 51 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 24 |
| 179.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 102.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.7% |
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 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 14 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 12 |
| 8 | Pork (25 meetings) | 17 |
| 8 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 2 times — CHUNKY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — CHUNKY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove 2 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 16.06 points at Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) (2023-09-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1772 points at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) (2023-04-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 139 / 401 (684.4800) | 56 / 401 (694.2744) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 101 / 158 (681.6228) | 72 / 158 (687.8856) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 15 / 36 (681.6000) | 6 / 36 (690.7888) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 14 / 28 (678.7888) | 11 / 28 (682.1944) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 7 / 30 (683.3372) | 1 / 30 (698.8228) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 1 / 45 (708.5372) | 2 / 45 (703.9428) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 9 / 17 (692.5028) | 4 / 17 (699.9660) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 11 / 19 (683.3368) | 6 / 19 (689.0744) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 7 / 11 (689.6344) | 5 / 11 (692.5144) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 5 / 12 (687.3712) | 1 / 12 (703.4288) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 3 / 27 (693.0628) | 6 / 27 (683.8856) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 8 / 19 (683.3600) | 9 / 19 (682.1828) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 7 / 20 (685.6228) | 2 / 20 (699.9656) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 21 / 32 (673.6000) | 9 / 32 (687.3488) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 17 / 31 (684.4800) | 8 / 31 (691.3488) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 5 / 20 (691.9312) | 7 / 20 (688.4800) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 9 / 13 (680.4456) | 4 / 13 (695.9316) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | 4 / 14 (686.2176) | 9 / 14 (673.5540) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out | 4 / 17 (334.2172 · Backyard) | 6 / 17 (687.3372 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 7 / 15 (341.6572 · Backyard) | 7 / 15 (682.7660 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 1 / 15 (345.7028 · Backyard) | 8 / 15 (680.4568 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 9 / 20 (328.5372 · Backyard) | 13 / 20 (673.6804 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 4 / 24 (347.4284 · Backyard) | 12 / 24 (664.4344 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 1 / 54 (343.9428 · Backyard) | 16 / 54 (670.1828 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | 2 / 15 (519.3712 · Backyard) | 1 / 15 (701.7376 · Master) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | 1 / 18 (521.0972 · Backyard) | 6 / 18 (686.2056 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 4 / 34 (340.5256 · Backyard) | 11 / 34 (687.3948 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 3 / 47 (342.8228 · Backyard) | 15 / 47 (682.1600 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 1 / 40 (519.4172 · Backyard) | 7 / 40 (688.4912 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 2 / 46 (509.6456 · Backyard) | 46 / 46 (510.2172 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 13 / 33 (476.9484 · Backyard) | 9 / 33 (686.8000 · Master) | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 6 / 59 (331.9312 · Backyard) | 14 / 59 (671.8856 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |