Head-to-head
Brinkerhoff BBQ vs Bushmaster BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Brinkerhoff BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | Bushmaster BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 113 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 10 | Category wins | 32 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±2.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.39% |
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 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (29 meetings) | 18 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 22 |
| 15 | Pork (29 meetings) | 14 |
| 11 | Brisket (29 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 2 times — Bushmaster BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.85 points at The Art of BBQ (2022-07-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff (2024-07-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Brinkerhoff BBQ | Bushmaster BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival | 4 / 25 (695.3600) | 13 / 25 (681.0168) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands | 11 / 30 (689.7032) | 14 / 30 (685.7144) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 5 / 30 (685.0628) | 8 / 30 (679.3140) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 5 / 29 (691.9772) | 1 / 29 (709.1200) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff | 6 / 16 (686.2516) | 5 / 16 (686.8344) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque | 14 / 25 (669.1084) | 2 / 25 (694.7996) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship | 6 / 29 (697.0972) | 13 / 29 (685.6344) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | 10 / 28 (678.8116) | 1 / 28 (703.9772) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 71 / 81 (678.7316) | 52 / 81 (689.0284) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 73 / 118 (681.0744) | 53 / 118 (684.5144) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 6 / 29 (683.8968) | 13 / 29 (676.4684) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 30 / 62 (694.2172) | 51 / 62 (685.0168) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 44 / 90 (685.0856) | 55 / 90 (681.6000) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque | 26 / 35 (664.4800) | 7 / 35 (686.7428) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 16 / 37 (679.2912) | 5 / 37 (694.2628) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 11 / 30 (674.7084) | 1 / 30 (702.8456) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 10 / 31 (681.0744) | 3 / 31 (689.6800) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 20 / 32 (663.2684) | 12 / 32 (675.3024) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 / 29 (686.8000) | 1 / 29 (690.1712) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 11 / 45 (166.2972 · Grilling Series) | 2 / 45 (696.5372 · Master) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 13 / 28 (683.9432) | 11 / 28 (685.0744) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 5 / 35 (689.6688) | 12 / 35 (682.7656) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ | 22 / 28 (642.0684) | 3 / 28 (691.9200) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 7 / 26 (687.8856) | 2 / 26 (697.0744) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off | 8 / 27 (682.8116) | 3 / 27 (688.5028) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | 24 / 34 (653.6112) | 2 / 34 (689.6340) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) | 20 / 33 (657.6228) | 5 / 33 (678.7652) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 20 / 33 (662.7428) | 5 / 33 (681.0624) | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-03-19 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout | 15 / 17 (638.1368) | 2 / 17 (678.2056) | Bushmaster BBQ |