Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
YOU NEED A BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Fire BBQ | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Contests | 32 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 2 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 90.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.6% |
| top 56% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±2.52% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.93% |
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)
| Fire BBQ | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 14 |
| 6 | Pork (19 meetings) | 13 |
| 3 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) 2 times — YOU NEED A BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2 times — YOU NEED A BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Didsbury Lions BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Porkapalooza BBQ Festival 2 times — YOU NEED A BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.80 points at Small Town Smoke Down (2023-06-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.2288 points at Battle River BBQ Showdown (2019-08-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Fire BBQ | YOU NEED A BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 17 / 18 (637.6804) | 5 / 18 (673.0172) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) | 16 / 18 (631.4292) | 8 / 18 (665.0740) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley | 19 / 23 (647.3948) | 14 / 23 (661.0516) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 29 / 38 (650.8112) | 11 / 38 (674.8572) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 23 / 32 (654.2288) | 25 / 32 (651.8396) | Fire BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 18 / 34 (653.0744) | 21 / 34 (646.6744) | Fire BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 17 / 39 (666.3432) | 14 / 39 (675.9200) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | 10 / 29 (677.7028) | 15 / 29 (673.6916) | Fire BBQ |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 14 / 40 (668.5944) | 3 / 40 (689.0968) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 12 / 17 (653.6456) | 3 / 17 (683.3368) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down | 17 / 23 (651.8852) | 4 / 23 (689.6804) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow | 7 / 36 (675.4972) | 2 / 36 (679.3368) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta | 15 / 31 (661.8172) | 5 / 31 (674.9144) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 19 / 39 (644.0340) | 7 / 39 (670.7772) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 15 / 25 (621.7144) | 13 / 25 (630.8228) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow | 10 / 37 (161.6800) | 4 / 37 (166.2972) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2019-08-10 | Battle River BBQ Showdown | 7 / 20 (631.5316) | 8 / 20 (631.3028) | Fire BBQ |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 11 / 44 (654.3660) | 5 / 44 (672.6400) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2019-05-25 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ | 19 / 22 (600.5024) | 17 / 22 (608.9708) | YOU NEED A BBQ |