Head-to-head
32 head-to-head wins
Met
63 times in the data
31 head-to-head wins
RIBLIFE has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| RIBLIFE | REDBONES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Contests | 85 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 13 | Category wins | 16 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 190.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.9% |
| 107.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 107.5% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±22.91% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.8% |
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)
| RIBLIFE | REDBONES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chicken (63 meetings) | 32 |
| 30 | Pork Ribs (62 meetings) | 32 |
| 16 | Pork (24 meetings) | 8 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) 5 times — REDBONES BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roast N Boast 4 times — REDBONES BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 4 times — RIBLIFE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 3 times — REDBONES BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 173.74 points at Smoke on the Falls (2019-04-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-04-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RIBLIFE | REDBONES BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 15 / 30 (339.9544) | 23 / 30 (331.3372) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 40 (350.8344) | 6 / 40 (347.9772) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 28 (348.5256) | 21 / 28 (316.9940) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-10-20 | Roast N Boast | 2 / 12 (525.0972) | 4 / 12 (517.0628) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 9 / 73 (346.8344) | 53 / 73 (318.7200) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 17 (339.3484) | 10 / 17 (332.4684) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 4 / 35 (516.5028) | 2 / 35 (521.6456) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 2 / 58 (351.4288) | 4 / 58 (350.2512) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 34 (345.0740) | 15 / 34 (337.0744) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 36 (517.6688) | 4 / 36 (518.2516) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 1 / 39 (354.2744) | 20 / 39 (335.3716) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 23 / 80 (333.0744) | 29 / 80 (329.6228) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 31 (490.1484) | 2 / 31 (519.9544) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 2 / 13 (343.3828) | 11 / 13 (327.8740) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast | 3 / 8 (515.3368) | 1 / 8 (517.6688) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 28 (339.3828) | 22 / 28 (315.3144) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 8 / 38 (345.7028) | 4 / 38 (348.5600) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 10 / 18 (342.2284) | 5 / 18 (349.1316) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 35 (511.3372) | 25 / 35 (495.8744) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-08-05 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 21 (514.2400) | 6 / 21 (509.0400) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 23 (330.7656) | 3 / 23 (343.4056) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 29 (347.9656) | 10 / 29 (339.3716) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 23 / 72 (333.0972) | 3 / 72 (343.4288) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 12 / 34 (503.3140) | 9 / 34 (508.4800) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls | 4 / 34 (347.9772) | 15 / 34 (337.6340) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 20 (520.5144) | 10 / 20 (509.6228) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 26 (506.2056) | 2 / 26 (513.0744) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2021-12-02 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 1 / 19 (350.2628) | 10 / 19 (329.6112) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-11-12 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 30 (345.0740) | 12 / 30 (341.0856) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 8 / 31 (337.6684) | 9 / 31 (336.5372) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 24 / 31 (489.0400) | 2 / 31 (513.6344) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 6 / 14 (341.1316) | 4 / 14 (342.8000) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 22 (339.3600) | 10 / 22 (335.3828) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-04-23 | Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 29 (351.4056) | 8 / 29 (341.6456) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 21 (500.5372) | 6 / 21 (502.2056) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls | 11 / 38 (339.9544) | 18 / 38 (338.2172) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 28 (494.7196) | 18 / 28 (486.1372) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-11-20 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 13 / 21 (333.1088) | 4 / 21 (345.6800) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 16 / 94 (337.6572) | 21 / 94 (332.4684) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 7 / 33 (494.1600) | 12 / 33 (482.1372) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 4 / 41 (488.5944) | 22 / 41 (450.6740) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast | 9 / 36 (492.4916) | 7 / 36 (499.9312) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition | 10 / 18 (339.9428) | 4 / 18 (346.2628) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest | 14 / 23 (325.6228) | 4 / 23 (337.6912) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls | 3 / 28 (341.6916) | 22 / 28 (329.6456) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 21 (476.9948) | 6 / 21 (506.7540) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 7 / 55 (509.0972) | 1 / 55 (521.6800) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 23 (334.8000) | 10 / 23 (329.6684) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 32 (337.6684) | 3 / 32 (343.9656) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off | 12 / 25 (332.4800) | 3 / 25 (341.1316) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-12-06 | COTR BBQ | 8 / 25 (335.9200) | 4 / 25 (338.8000) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 8 / 20 (340.5144) | 3 / 20 (342.2516) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-11-01 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 15 (346.2400) | 5 / 15 (340.5028) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast | 5 / 25 (335.9428) | 2 / 25 (340.5144) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest | 12 / 37 (337.6572) | 8 / 37 (340.5144) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 19 (497.0056) | 2 / 19 (510.2172) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | 2 / 39 (345.7144) | 14 / 39 (328.4916) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-06-21 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 23 (325.0400) | 14 / 23 (327.3372) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q | 15 / 48 (337.0628) | 4 / 48 (346.8456) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-06-07 | Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 22 (321.0284) | 3 / 22 (338.8340) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 13 / 30 (337.6800) | 48 / 30 (163.9428) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 34 (332.5144) | 12 / 34 (334.2284) | REDBONES BBQ |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 11 / 27 (333.7256) | 4 / 27 (339.9544) | REDBONES BBQ |