Head-to-head
Brinkerhoff BBQ vs SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ
12 head-to-head wins
Met
26 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 64 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 10 | Category wins | 4 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±2.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.59% |
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)
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (26 meetings) | 15 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (26 meetings) | 16 |
| 15 | Pork (26 meetings) | 11 |
| 17 | Brisket (26 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 5 times — Brinkerhoff BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 2 times — SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Soul Fest 2 times — Brinkerhoff BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.73 points at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2026-04-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6912 points at Montana BBQ Cook-off (2022-06-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Brinkerhoff BBQ | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 17 / 29 (682.1484) | 11 / 29 (687.3716) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 14 / 32 (677.5424) | 7 / 32 (688.4684) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2 / 27 (682.8000) | 19 / 27 (650.0684) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 1 / 38 (704.5600) | 11 / 38 (693.0740) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival | 2 / 27 (706.2400) | 9 / 27 (684.5144) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 26 (682.7772) | 19 / 26 (664.4000) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 5 / 30 (685.0628) | 25 / 30 (662.1712) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 40 / 74 (677.0860) | 47 / 74 (673.0284) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 10 / 36 (689.6228) | 3 / 36 (698.2628) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 3 / 29 (687.8972) | 5 / 29 (685.6344) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival | 6 / 29 (698.8000) | 2 / 29 (703.9772) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 5 / 29 (691.9772) | 2 / 29 (693.6688) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 14 / 26 (679.3260) | 6 / 26 (689.6228) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque | 14 / 25 (669.1084) | 8 / 25 (683.3484) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship | 6 / 29 (697.0972) | 9 / 29 (691.4288) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 6 / 29 (683.8968) | 3 / 29 (686.2056) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 / 28 (693.0972) | 4 / 28 (687.3256) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 10 / 26 (681.5884) | 15 / 26 (671.8396) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 16 / 37 (679.2912) | 4 / 37 (697.1312) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 11 / 30 (674.7084) | 20 / 30 (655.3256) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 10 / 31 (681.0744) | 5 / 31 (685.6340) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 20 / 32 (663.2684) | 11 / 32 (677.6112) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 / 29 (686.8000) | 3 / 29 (682.8000) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 13 / 28 (683.9432 · Master) | 2 / 28 (171.4056 · Other) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off | 8 / 27 (682.8116) | 6 / 27 (684.5028) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 20 / 33 (662.7428) | 9 / 33 (673.0400) | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |