Head-to-head
MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ vs Rusty Pig BBQ
0 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Rusty Pig BBQ has taken the last 10 meetings.
Career comparison
| MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Contests | 82 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 1 | Category wins | 10 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 92.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 67% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±2.54% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.19% |
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)
| MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Pork (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' for Garrett 2 times — Rusty Pig BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — Rusty Pig BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.59 points at Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) (2019-10-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.3936 points at Smoke N for the Kids (2025-08-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 214 / 401 (675.9316) | 19 / 401 (699.9428) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 102 / 158 (681.0400) | 53 / 158 (691.3484) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 14 / 32 (694.8120) | 6 / 32 (698.2056) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett | 13 / 26 (679.8744) | 4 / 26 (697.6804) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett | 18 / 27 (666.7084) | 9 / 27 (687.9084) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 21 / 25 (659.8744) | 16 / 25 (666.7200) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 21 / 29 (661.5660) | 4 / 29 (679.3368) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 47 / 53 (636.9720) | 37 / 53 (658.1712) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 31 / 43 (646.7200) | 17 / 43 (671.3144) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 27 / 31 (632.9028) | 22 / 31 (648.3880) | Rusty Pig BBQ |