Head-to-head
Big Horn Cookers vs Rio Valley Meat BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big Horn Cookers | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Contests | 62 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 0 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 14 |
| 96.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 19% |
| ±1.24% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.2% |
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)
| Big Horn Cookers | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — Rio Valley Meat BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Rio Valley Meat BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.87 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2024-10-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5140 points at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (2021-06-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Horn Cookers | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 44 / 401 (695.3828) | 66 / 401 (693.0628) | Big Horn Cookers |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 130 / 158 (672.4344) | 35 / 158 (694.2288) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 137 / 444 (684.5144) | 9 / 444 (700.5144) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 163 / 169 (662.7548) | 78 / 169 (685.6232) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 154 / 487 (681.6116) | 82 / 487 (688.4684) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 85 / 467 (677.6912) | 27 / 467 (688.5028) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 134 / 185 (674.1712) | 94 / 185 (680.4916) | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | 5 / 48 (687.9196) | 6 / 48 (687.4056) | Big Horn Cookers |