Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
HOME FARM BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bucknutz BBQ | HOME FARM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 71 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.7% |
| 92.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 66% | Avg finish | top 44% |
| ±2.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.75% |
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 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 14 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 12 |
| 3 | Pork (20 meetings) | 17 |
| 12 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — HOME FARM BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Shenandoah ShenDig 2 times — HOME FARM BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — HOME FARM BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ 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 — HOME FARM BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 52.65 points at Tri City BBQ Fest (2022-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5484 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2026-06-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bucknutz BBQ | HOME FARM BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 36 / 83 (686.2060) | 23 / 83 (693.6228) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 15 / 28 (686.2056) | 7 / 28 (694.7656) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 37 (687.3140) | 12 / 37 (686.7656) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 40 (682.7888) | 31 / 40 (663.2800) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 71 / 77 (663.8284) | 51 / 77 (675.3260) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 65 / 101 (681.0284) | 31 / 101 (692.4684) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 32 / 42 (673.0288) | 29 / 42 (674.1484) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub | 33 / 38 (659.8512) | 22 / 38 (670.7888) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 11 / 401 (702.8112) | 187 / 401 (679.3368) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 21 / 39 (688.4800) | 10 / 39 (695.9544) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 23 / 30 (670.7316) | 10 / 30 (693.0512) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 16 / 25 (668.4344) | 7 / 25 (691.9200) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 42 / 58 (671.3372) | 14 / 58 (688.5488) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 24 / 49 (675.3484) | 17 / 49 (678.8116) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 173 / 444 (680.5032) | 35 / 444 (695.9544) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 35 / 36 (647.8860) | 19 / 36 (674.7312) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 40 / 42 (638.6400) | 9 / 42 (684.5028) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 39 / 45 (649.0512) | 32 / 45 (666.1484) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 44 / 47 (641.5768) | 35 / 47 (666.1828) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 22 / 25 (622.0800) | 11 / 25 (674.7312) | HOME FARM BBQ |