Head-to-head
Big Ten Bones vs UGLY BABY BBQ
21 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Big Ten Bones has taken the last 19 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Ten Bones | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 69 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 9 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.8% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 50% |
| ±2.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.12% |
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 Ten Bones | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 4 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 3 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.37 points at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6916 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon (2019-06-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Ten Bones | UGLY BABY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 40 (349.1316 · Backyard) | 36 / 40 (652.3772 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 48 / 77 (676.4456 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 / 36 (342.2400 · Backyard) | 33 / 36 (660.9940 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 36 (343.9428 · Backyard) | 29 / 36 (662.1368 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 2 / 28 (344.5828 · Backyard) | 4 / 28 (695.3484 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 23 / 58 (334.8116 · Backyard) | 40 / 58 (674.7660 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 37 (342.2400 · Backyard) | 21 / 37 (682.7544 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 41 (332.4800 · Backyard) | 28 / 41 (664.9828 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 58 (345.7144 · Backyard) | 14 / 58 (689.0972 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 5 / 42 (347.9656 · Backyard) | 19 / 42 (675.9312 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 8 / 28 (331.9428 · Backyard) | 14 / 28 (675.3604 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 4 / 29 (345.7144 · Backyard) | 15 / 29 (663.9312 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 22 / 59 (325.6572 · Backyard) | 39 / 59 (663.3828 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 47 (323.3488 · Backyard) | 31 / 47 (667.3716 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 37 (335.9200 · Backyard) | 33 / 37 (653.5432 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 39 (337.6684) | 11 / 39 (327.3256) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 3 / 33 (329.1772 · Backyard) | 7 / 33 (683.3828 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 3 / 38 (344.0460) | 21 / 38 (323.3480) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 14 / 36 (331.9544) | 26 / 36 (320.5832) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 25 / 40 (321.0860) | 10 / 40 (329.6688) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 18 / 45 (329.7144) | 8 / 45 (337.6800) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 11 / 52 (331.4172) | 20 / 52 (323.9428) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 60 (318.7888) | 2 / 60 (341.1544) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 9 / 40 (326.2856) | 16 / 40 (317.7028) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 8 / 37 (333.6684) | 5 / 37 (335.3600) | UGLY BABY BBQ |