Head-to-head
Cities Edge BBQ vs Barking Dog BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Cities Edge BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 79 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±3.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.36% |
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)
| Cities Edge BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Pork (20 meetings) | 13 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 168.54 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Smoke in the Spring (2022-04-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cities Edge BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks | 33 / 52 (673.6112) | 15 / 52 (694.7772) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 16 / 101 (696.5028) | 66 / 101 (679.3484) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 210 / 401 (676.5028) | 101 / 401 (689.0744) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 4 / 30 (691.9084) | 11 / 30 (683.3028) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 38 / 53 (670.1256) | 36 / 53 (671.8400) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 91 / 92 (510.7884) | 52 / 92 (679.3256) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 32 / 70 (683.3256) | 51 / 70 (670.6740) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 186 / 444 (679.3488) | 26 / 444 (697.1200) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water | 12 / 31 (687.9084) | 7 / 31 (692.5372) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 25 / 38 (673.5884) | 28 / 38 (673.0284) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 5 / 46 (694.2056) | 18 / 46 (684.4340) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 55 / 97 (679.8972) | 47 / 97 (683.3144) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 268 / 487 (669.7372) | 202 / 487 (677.6112) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 59 / 103 (676.4572) | 7 / 103 (697.6688) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 68 (701.1200) | 22 / 68 (684.4568) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 39 / 505 (693.1428) | 205 / 505 (673.6572) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks | 9 / 48 (689.0972) | 21 / 48 (677.0284) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 28 / 94 (683.8968) | 22 / 94 (685.0512) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 21 / 37 (675.9200) | 2 / 37 (704.5600) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 18 / 42 (671.3712) | 4 / 42 (685.6572) | Barking Dog BBQ |