Head-to-head
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ vs Ambition Que
7 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 120 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 8 | Category wins | 6 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 62% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±1.9% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 12 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 12 |
| 7 | Pork (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 3 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 5 times — Ambition Que leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ozarks BBQ Fest 3 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 2 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 35.50 points at Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) (2024-07-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1656 points at Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 (2022-03-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | Ambition Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 24 / 32 (678.7316) | 27 / 32 (674.6968) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild | 8 / 11 (689.0400) | 6 / 11 (694.2172) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route | 18 / 20 (685.6228) | 3 / 20 (697.6800) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 26 / 62 (687.9084) | 32 / 62 (683.8740) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 249 / 444 (671.9312) | 138 / 444 (684.5144) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 31 / 33 (667.8744) | 27 / 33 (679.8972) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 35 / 37 (654.6972) | 17 / 37 (690.1940) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 32 / 40 (672.4920) | 6 / 40 (697.6916) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 36 / 47 (675.3256) | 30 / 47 (681.6456) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause | 20 / 36 (683.9544) | 14 / 36 (689.0512) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 14 / 31 (683.3484) | 17 / 31 (680.4340) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 3 / 30 (704.5256) | 7 / 30 (697.6456) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 13 / 26 (682.3316) | 21 / 26 (652.9940) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 24 / 28 (654.2288) | 21 / 28 (662.1028) | Ambition Que |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 11 / 31 (677.6000) | 7 / 31 (690.2284) | Ambition Que |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | 34 / 39 (647.8400) | 29 / 39 (664.9940) | Ambition Que |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 | 31 / 38 (648.9600) | 29 / 38 (650.1256) | Ambition Que |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 15 / 25 (678.1484) | Ambition Que |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 | 16 / 25 (670.7544) | 20 / 25 (661.6112) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | Mother Road BBQ Competition | 24 / 32 (661.6688) | 26 / 32 (658.6856) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | 44 / 52 (658.1832) | 36 / 52 (668.4800) | Ambition Que |
| 2020-09-11 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | 24 / 26 (662.2172) | 16 / 26 (671.3144) | Ambition Que |
| 2020-06-19 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 21 / 26 (646.1712) | 11 / 26 (677.5884) | Ambition Que |