Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
T-Rex BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bucknutz BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 78 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 9 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 92.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 66% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±2.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.21% |
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 | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Pork (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 5 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Bucknutz BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri City BBQ Fest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 110.65 points at Tri City BBQ Fest (2022-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.3940 points at King of the Corn (2025-05-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bucknutz BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 16 / 17 (679.8972) | 15 / 17 (685.0284) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 71 / 77 (663.8284) | 38 / 77 (679.3716) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 65 / 101 (681.0284) | 89 / 101 (666.1028) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 32 / 42 (673.0288) | 10 / 42 (686.2172) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 11 / 401 (702.8112) | 175 / 401 (680.4800) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 21 / 39 (688.4800) | 2 / 39 (702.8232) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 12 / 18 (679.9200) | 15 / 18 (676.4916) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 11 / 31 (678.7428) | 16 / 31 (672.4572) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 17 / 33 (681.0284) | 21 / 33 (677.6344) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 42 / 58 (671.3372) | 29 / 58 (680.4916) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 24 / 49 (675.3484) | 44 / 49 (642.7544) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 36 / 42 (650.7088) | 24 / 42 (670.1828) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 173 / 444 (680.5032) | 222 / 444 (676.4572) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 35 / 36 (647.8860) | 6 / 36 (687.3256) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 40 / 42 (638.6400) | 26 / 42 (669.0400) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 27 / 32 (654.0912) | 16 / 32 (673.6228) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 39 / 45 (649.0512) | 7 / 45 (692.5372) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 44 / 47 (641.5768) | 24 / 47 (672.4688) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 54 / 68 (651.9544) | 11 / 68 (694.7768) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 22 / 25 (622.0800) | 24 / 25 (511.4288) | Bucknutz BBQ |