Head-to-head
Butts & Guts vs Rocks Famous BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Butts & Guts | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 14 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 94.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 93% |
| 88.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90% |
| top 77% | Avg finish | top 69% |
| ±2.73% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.04% |
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)
| Butts & Guts | Rocks Famous BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Pork (6 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Rocks Famous BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.85 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 6.8800 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Butts & Guts | Rocks Famous BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 356 / 401 (640.9828) | 366 / 401 (634.1028) | Butts & Guts |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 385 / 444 (634.1144) | 370 / 444 (642.1484) | Rocks Famous BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 458 / 487 (617.5200) | 361 / 487 (650.7772) | Rocks Famous BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 445 / 505 (630.1260) | 345 / 505 (653.6456) | Rocks Famous BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 388 / 467 (622.2520 · Master) | 35 / 467 (502.9028 · Open Comp) | Rocks Famous BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 103 / 468 (677.6684) | 325 / 468 (643.8168) | Butts & Guts |