Head-to-head
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO vs THE BBQ BUS
7 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 188 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 12 | Category wins | 47 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.7% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 10 |
| 9 | Pork (14 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Marietta River City BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.83 points at Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) (2020-06-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4748 points at The Buckeye BBQ Classic (2023-07-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 61 / 100 (677.6004) | 33 / 100 (689.0628) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 42 / 81 (691.3828) | 68 / 81 (680.4340) | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 79 / 118 (679.8856) | 100 / 118 (667.2568) | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| 2024-05-10 | Derby Park Que Off | 6 / 21 (686.7540) | 10 / 21 (679.2912) | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 61 / 93 (672.4916) | 18 / 93 (693.6228) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 141 / 211 (677.0628) | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 175 / 487 (679.9196) | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 8 / 32 (683.3488) | 11 / 32 (679.8740) | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ | 1 / 42 (701.6800) | 11 / 42 (674.7884) | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ | 12 / 29 (674.7772) | 6 / 29 (687.4400) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 28 / 41 (655.8400) | 8 / 41 (683.9428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 57 / 63 (656.4112) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 63 / 69 (635.1880) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 27 / 40 (666.2288) | 32 / 40 (653.5428) | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |