Head-to-head
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ vs SLAPS BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
26 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 210 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 34 |
| 8 | Category wins | 59 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 49 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.4% |
| 93.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.4% |
| top 62% | Avg finish | top 17% |
| ±1.9% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.21% |
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)
| TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 18 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 22 |
| 4 | Pork (27 meetings) | 23 |
| 3 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 24 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 4 times — SLAPS BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 3 times — SLAPS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — SLAPS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — SLAPS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ozarks BBQ Fest 2 times — SLAPS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 75.01 points at Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown (2019-10-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7260 points at Ozarks BBQ Fest (2023-06-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 98 / 401 (689.0976) | 17 / 401 (700.0116) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 26 / 62 (687.9084) | 29 / 62 (685.0052) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 249 / 444 (671.9312) | 54 / 444 (693.6340) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 31 / 33 (667.8744) | 3 / 33 (707.3828) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 35 / 37 (654.6972) | 10 / 37 (697.0744) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 32 / 40 (672.4920) | 13 / 40 (689.6688) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 36 / 47 (675.3256) | 25 / 47 (687.3368) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 177 / 487 (679.4284) | 97 / 487 (686.2856) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 22 / 38 (671.9428) | 9 / 38 (692.5260) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 3 / 30 (704.5256) | 1 / 30 (706.2516) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 | 17 / 32 (687.4060) | 10 / 32 (691.3712) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 31 / 40 (669.0400) | 6 / 40 (690.7768) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 225 / 505 (671.4516) | 3 / 505 (703.3828) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) | 6 / 25 (695.9772) | 3 / 25 (699.3712) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 13 / 26 (682.3316) | 1 / 26 (698.2284) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 24 / 28 (654.2288) | 4 / 28 (689.6456) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | 34 / 39 (647.8400) | 2 / 39 (695.4056) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 | 31 / 38 (648.9600) | 15 / 38 (671.2800) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest | 10 / 27 (677.0972) | 2 / 27 (693.6456) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 73 / 467 (492.5600 · Open Comp) | 60 / 467 (681.5996 · Master) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 8 / 25 (692.4452) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 | 16 / 25 (670.7544) | 1 / 25 (703.3944) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 17 / 37 (673.0284) | 2 / 37 (702.2400) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | Mother Road BBQ Competition | 24 / 32 (661.6688) | 5 / 32 (694.8116) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | 44 / 52 (658.1832) | 14 / 52 (685.6568) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | 32 / 37 (660.0116) | 1 / 37 (701.6800) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown | 23 / 27 (632.3772) | 1 / 27 (707.3828) | SLAPS BBQ |