Head-to-head
Pits and Grills vs TAILGATE GUYS BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Pits and Grills has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Pits and Grills | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 62 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 8 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 62% |
| ±1.96% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.9% |
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)
| Pits and Grills | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 1 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 1 |
| 7 | Pork (10 meetings) | 3 |
| 5 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 2 times — Pits and Grills leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 2 times — Pits and Grills leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 42.90 points at Ozarks BBQ Fest (2020-06-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 7.4400 points at Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 (2021-07-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Pits and Grills | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 14 / 28 (691.9200) | 22 / 28 (683.3144) | Pits and Grills |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 2 / 32 (706.8228) | 15 / 32 (690.7884) | Pits and Grills |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 310 / 467 (648.5028 · Master) | 73 / 467 (492.5600 · Open Comp) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 | 13 / 25 (680.4572) | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | Pits and Grills |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 | 9 / 25 (678.1944) | 16 / 25 (670.7544) | Pits and Grills |
| 2020-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 1 / 31 (706.3088) | 16 / 31 (686.2744) | Pits and Grills |
| 2020-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 5 / 29 (689.0512) | 18 / 29 (675.3712) | Pits and Grills |
| 2020-06-19 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 6 / 26 (689.0744) | 21 / 26 (646.1712) | Pits and Grills |
| 2019-09-21 | Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown | 2 / 28 (698.2632) | 20 / 28 (673.0288) | Pits and Grills |
| 2019-04-26 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival | 8 / 40 (677.1084) | 14 / 40 (662.7088) | Pits and Grills |