Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
SLAPS BBQ has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bocephus BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 210 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 34 |
| 16 | Category wins | 59 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 49 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.4% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.4% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 17% |
| ±2.1% | 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)
| Bocephus BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 14 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Pork (16 meetings) | 8 |
| 7 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 79.02 points at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2024-06-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bocephus BBQ | SLAPS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 32 / 83 (688.5256) | 8 / 83 (698.2172) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 5 / 101 (701.0972) | 2 / 101 (703.3712) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 4 / 68 (698.8344) | 2 / 68 (701.6800) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 126 / 401 (686.2056) | 17 / 401 (700.0116) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 63 / 158 (689.0628) | 11 / 158 (699.3716) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 16 / 28 (686.1828) | 1 / 28 (707.3944) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 13 / 172 (683.9884) | 12 / 172 (684.5256) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 22 / 97 (691.9316) | 50 / 97 (682.7544) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water | 11 / 39 (685.6228) | 1 / 39 (707.4176) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 62 / 90 (679.8628) | 3 / 90 (706.2516) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 12 / 103 (696.5488) | 29 / 103 (687.9316) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 28 / 68 (681.6348) | 8 / 68 (695.3600) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | 10 / 29 (687.3372) | 5 / 29 (695.3484) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks | 17 / 48 (685.0284) | 1 / 48 (701.1200) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 35 / 94 (681.1204) | 27 / 94 (683.8972) | SLAPS BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 40 / 43 (626.0684) | 2 / 43 (705.0856) | SLAPS BBQ |