Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Grillbilly's BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Contests | 78 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 1 | Category wins | 9 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 60% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±1.83% | 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)
| Grillbilly's BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 5 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.26 points at Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff (2021-07-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Grillbilly's BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 174 / 401 (680.4916) | 175 / 401 (680.4800) | Grillbilly's BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 242 / 444 (673.1204) | 222 / 444 (676.4572) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 82 / 169 (685.0972) | 88 / 169 (684.4684) | Grillbilly's BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 183 / 211 (667.8972) | 158 / 211 (674.7316) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 236 / 487 (673.7028) | 128 / 487 (683.8972) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 22 / 36 (669.6344) | 1 / 36 (697.6572) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 31 / 48 (670.8232) | 28 / 48 (672.4800) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) | 4 (174.8800) | 8 (167.4056) | Grillbilly's BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 1 / 26 (690.2744) | 22 / 26 (649.0172) | Grillbilly's BBQ |