Head-to-head
BIGG SMOAK BBQ vs MAN MEAT BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 292 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 14 | Category wins | 61 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 32 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.15% |
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)
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 14 |
| 10 | Pork (22 meetings) | 12 |
| 9 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — MAN MEAT BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 3 times — MAN MEAT BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.95 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 77 (693.6572) | 22 / 77 (684.4568) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 35 / 71 (673.6000) | 8 / 71 (690.2288) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 24 / 101 (693.6456) | 17 / 101 (695.9428) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley | 10 / 31 (689.6228) | 4 / 31 (695.9432) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 7 / 26 (697.6456) | 16 / 26 (692.4684) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 8 / 125 (705.6800) | 40 / 125 (689.6112) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 18 / 37 (689.0512) | 24 / 37 (685.0516) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub | 8 / 38 (687.9084) | 6 / 38 (690.2284) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 128 / 401 (685.6344) | 117 / 401 (687.3372) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 13 / 50 (692.5032) | 18 / 50 (690.1944) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 19 / 53 (693.0628) | 14 / 53 (694.7540) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition | 7 / 23 (693.6112) | 9 / 23 (691.3372) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 6 / 92 (702.8000) | 8 / 92 (701.6456) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 34 / 444 (695.9772) | 214 / 444 (677.0284) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 25 / 56 (683.3600) | 15 / 56 (686.7312) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 57 / 97 (679.2912) | 31 / 97 (688.5144) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 487 (689.1084) | 44 / 487 (693.0740) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 43 / 505 (692.0000) | 117 / 505 (682.7884) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 97 / 249 (684.4684) | 142 / 249 (679.3024) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 73 / 94 (674.1824) | 36 / 94 (688.5144) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 15 / 93 (687.9428) | 14 / 93 (689.6344) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 18 / 468 (691.4060) | 10 / 468 (695.3828) | MAN MEAT BBQ |