Head-to-head
Bucknutz BBQ vs SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
2 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bucknutz BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 144 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 3 | Category wins | 27 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 92.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.3% |
| top 66% | Avg finish | top 21% |
| ±2.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.29% |
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)
| Bucknutz BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 15 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 16 |
| 3 | Pork (21 meetings) | 18 |
| 6 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri-City BBQ Fest 3 times — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 62.49 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2024-03-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bucknutz BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 36 / 83 (686.2060) | 15 / 83 (695.9312) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 16 / 17 (679.8972) | 7 / 17 (695.9084) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 15 / 28 (686.2056) | 4 / 28 (701.6572) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 40 (682.7888) | 1 / 40 (692.4684) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 71 / 77 (663.8284) | 25 / 77 (683.9084) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 65 / 101 (681.0284) | 9 / 101 (699.3600) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 32 / 42 (673.0288) | 7 / 42 (689.6228) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 11 / 401 (702.8112) | 9 / 401 (703.3828) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | 12 / 26 (684.4684) | 1 / 26 (703.4060) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 11 / 31 (678.7428) | 15 / 31 (672.4916) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 17 / 33 (681.0284) | 3 / 33 (695.3712) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 42 / 58 (671.3372) | 4 / 58 (694.8112) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 36 / 42 (650.7088) | 1 / 42 (700.5600) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 173 / 444 (680.5032) | 294 / 444 (663.8740) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 23 / 30 (656.4116) | 13 / 30 (680.4456) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 35 / 36 (647.8860) | 1 / 36 (694.2284) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 54 / 58 (658.1944) | 8 / 58 (691.3828) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 40 / 42 (638.6400) | 1 / 42 (701.1316) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 27 / 32 (654.0912) | 2 / 32 (699.9428) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 39 / 45 (649.0512) | 10 / 45 (687.9660) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 44 / 47 (641.5768) | 15 / 47 (679.3372) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |