Head-to-head
MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ vs SIX BUTT BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
SIX BUTT BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 57 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.7% |
| 91.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.9% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±1.91% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.66% |
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 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Pork (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — SIX BUTT BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.79 points at Big Island BBQ (2019-08-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.1032 points at Minnesota in May (2023-05-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | SIX BUTT BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 275 / 444 (667.8396) | 208 / 444 (677.6340) | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 286 / 487 (667.3028) | 136 / 487 (683.3484) | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 59 (674.2516) | 33 / 59 (670.1484) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 8 / 59 (679.9548) | 29 / 59 (669.0856) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 27 / 35 (657.6000) | 21 / 35 (666.6852) | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 33 / 60 (661.1316) | 24 / 60 (665.7028) | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 36 / 50 (640.4228) | 12 / 50 (678.2172) | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 31 / 46 (658.1828) | 25 / 46 (664.4228) | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 38 / 57 (653.6112) | 32 / 57 (662.1484) | SIX BUTT BBQ |