Head-to-head
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ vs CROSSFIRE BBQ
15 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
CROSSFIRE BBQ is the team TAILGATE GUYS BBQ sees one call ahead more than anyone (2 times). TAILGATE GUYS BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 25 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 8 | Category wins | 1 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| 93.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.5% |
| top 62% | Avg finish | top 70% |
| ±1.9% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±0.9% |
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 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 9 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 9 |
| 20 | Pork (23 meetings) | 3 |
| 12 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 6 times — CROSSFIRE BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ozarks BBQ Fest 4 times — TAILGATE GUYS BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — TAILGATE GUYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 2 times — TAILGATE GUYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 2 times — TAILGATE GUYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.10 points at Ozarks BBQ Fest (2023-06-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6172 points at Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown (2019-08-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | CROSSFIRE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 13 / 32 (693.6456) | 29 / 32 (671.2916) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 24 / 32 (678.7316) | 32 / 32 (658.0916) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 22 / 28 (683.3144) | 27 / 28 (663.2568) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 15 / 32 (690.7884) | 29 / 32 (663.8744) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 31 / 33 (667.8744) | 30 / 33 (671.8748) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 35 / 37 (654.6972) | 31 / 37 (669.6004) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival | 7 / 17 (673.0288) | 6 / 17 (675.9312) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 24 / 28 (666.1716) | 22 / 28 (668.4344) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 14 / 31 (683.3484) | 30 / 31 (653.6344) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 3 / 30 (704.5256) | 18 / 30 (664.4228) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 13 / 26 (682.3316) | 18 / 26 (664.4688) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 24 / 28 (654.2288) | 22 / 28 (660.4112) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 11 / 31 (677.6000) | 15 / 31 (670.7312) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 19 / 25 (662.1140) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 | 16 / 25 (670.7544) | 14 / 25 (672.4344) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 17 / 37 (673.0284) | 18 / 37 (671.3256) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 16 / 31 (686.2744) | 24 / 31 (670.7428) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 18 / 29 (675.3712) | 20 / 29 (670.7084) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 21 / 26 (646.1712) | 13 / 26 (671.8972) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown | 23 / 27 (632.3772) | 17 / 27 (665.5768) | CROSSFIRE BBQ |
| 2019-09-21 | Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown | 20 / 28 (673.0288) | 26 / 28 (655.2572) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2019-08-09 | Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown | 13 / 25 (660.4916) | 14 / 25 (659.8744) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2019-07-20 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show | 13 / 27 (670.7656) | 17 / 27 (653.5660) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |