Head-to-head
MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ vs RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 84 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 1 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 91.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.91% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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)
| MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Pork (9 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.83 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0120 points at Minnesota in May (Masters) (2022-05-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 275 / 444 (667.8396) | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 286 / 487 (667.3028) | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 59 (674.2516) | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 349 / 505 (653.0172) | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 8 / 59 (679.9548) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 216 / 467 (664.5372) | 235 / 467 (662.7656) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 33 / 60 (661.1316) | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 31 / 46 (658.1828) | 24 / 46 (666.8000) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 38 / 57 (653.6112) | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |