Head-to-head
Brinkerhoff BBQ vs Needs More Cowbell BBQ
11 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Brinkerhoff BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 45 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 10 | Category wins | 1 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 49% |
| ±2.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.9% |
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 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 9 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 7 |
| 11 | Pork (19 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Soul Fest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.35 points at Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 (2022-10-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Smoke & Soul Fest (2023-10-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Brinkerhoff BBQ | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 5 / 30 (685.0628) | 16 / 30 (673.0396) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 10 / 36 (689.6228) | 23 / 36 (668.4112) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 3 / 29 (687.8972) | 21 / 29 (671.2916) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival | 6 / 29 (698.8000) | 7 / 29 (696.5256) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff | 7 / 17 (679.3028) | 5 / 17 (687.9312) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 14 / 26 (679.3260) | 9 / 26 (685.5652) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque | 14 / 25 (669.1084) | 11 / 25 (674.7196) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 / 28 (693.0972) | 1 / 28 (693.6572) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque | 26 / 35 (664.4800) | 19 / 35 (673.6000) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 16 / 37 (679.2912) | 7 / 37 (692.5028) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 11 / 30 (674.7084) | 7 / 30 (679.3372) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | 12 / 28 (687.3944) | 20 / 28 (674.6968) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 10 / 31 (681.0744) | 15 / 31 (675.8856) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 20 / 32 (663.2684) | 7 / 32 (685.6228) | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 / 29 (686.8000) | 6 / 29 (681.0168) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 11 / 45 (166.2972 · Grilling Series) | 28 / 45 (673.1084 · Master) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 13 / 28 (683.9432) | 23 / 28 (666.1484) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 5 / 35 (689.6688) | 9 / 35 (683.4516) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ | 22 / 28 (642.0684) | 26 / 28 (620.3312) | Brinkerhoff BBQ |