Head-to-head
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ vs BARREL FEVER BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
BARREL FEVER BBQ is the team SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ sees one call ahead more than anyone (2 times). SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Contests | 58 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.5% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±1.91% | 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)
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Pork (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 9 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.19 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2021-03-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0976 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club (2020-10-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival | 19 / 25 (663.3028) | 22 / 25 (637.4972) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 11 / 33 (689.0632) | 28 / 33 (663.2572) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 41 / 92 (676.9940) | 51 / 92 (665.5884) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 21 / 73 (687.9312) | 29 / 73 (685.0516) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 | 13 / 27 (685.6112) | 23 / 27 (673.5772) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 24 / 33 (671.3024) | 21 / 33 (673.6000) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 11 / 28 (685.6112) | 22 / 28 (666.6856) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge | 18 / 27 (675.2796) | 22 / 27 (672.4572) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 55 / 81 (654.6052) | 17 / 81 (682.8000) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 19 / 24 (661.0628) | 18 / 24 (662.1604) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 12 / 34 (680.4688) | 30 / 34 (655.8628) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 7 / 25 (681.6344) | 10 / 25 (677.0516) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show | 22 / 29 (655.2916) | 21 / 29 (662.1944) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 32 / 37 (648.3996) | 30 / 37 (651.3260) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |