Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Butts & Guts has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Butts & Guts | Slow & Easy | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 9 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 94.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 90.9% |
| 88.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 88.7% |
| top 77% | Avg finish | top 57% |
| ±2.73% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.51% |
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 | Slow & Easy | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Pork (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 2 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Slow & Easy leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Butts & Guts leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.74 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7140 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Butts & Guts | Slow & Easy | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 356 / 401 (640.9828) | 358 / 401 (639.2688) | Butts & Guts |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 385 / 444 (634.1144) | 394 / 444 (629.0172) | Butts & Guts |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 458 / 487 (617.5200) | 360 / 487 (651.2568) | Slow & Easy |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 445 / 505 (630.1260) | 342 / 505 (654.2056) | Slow & Easy |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 388 / 467 (622.2520 · Master) | 12 / 467 (511.9200 · Open Comp) | Slow & Easy |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 103 / 468 (677.6684 · Master) | 82 / 468 (490.2172 · Open Comp) | Slow & Easy |