Head-to-head
Big Ten Bones vs Lucky Shoes BBQ
17 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Big Ten Bones has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Ten Bones | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 38 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 9 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.7% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±2.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.26% |
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 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 6 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.81 points at Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-07-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) (2023-10-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Ten Bones | Lucky Shoes BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 23 / 77 (684.0120 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 23 / 58 (334.8116 · Backyard) | 51 / 58 (659.3832 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 18 (333.7028) | 6 / 18 (337.6800) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 58 (345.7144 · Backyard) | 27 / 58 (683.3600 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 5 / 42 (347.9656) | 21 / 42 (334.8112) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 17 / 24 (332.5032) | 19 / 24 (331.3488) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 30 (330.7772) | 15 / 30 (332.5256) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 16 (339.3716) | 10 / 16 (332.5372) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 27 / 29 (332.5144) | 15 / 29 (345.1320) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 22 / 59 (325.6572) | 15 / 59 (333.1316) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 22 (338.2400) | 11 / 22 (332.5144) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 30 (343.4056) | 8 / 30 (339.3828) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (330.8456) | 1 / 15 (344.5828) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 13 (344.0116) | 13 / 13 (306.2052) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 4 / 14 (345.0972) | 9 / 14 (329.7144) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 37 (335.9200) | 14 / 37 (331.3600) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 39 (337.6684) | 1 / 39 (344.5944) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 3 / 33 (329.1772) | 10 / 33 (314.1940) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 3 / 38 (344.0460) | 33 / 38 (313.0400) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 14 / 36 (331.9544) | 34 / 36 (307.9544) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 25 / 40 (321.0860) | 37 / 40 (309.7028) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (335.4172) | 16 / 18 (309.0972) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 18 / 45 (329.7144) | 14 / 45 (332.0228) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 11 / 52 (331.4172) | 16 / 52 (325.1316) | Big Ten Bones |