Head-to-head
Cities Edge BBQ vs Cow Creek BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Cities Edge BBQ | Cow Creek BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 72 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 13 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±3.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.28% |
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 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 18 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork (22 meetings) | 16 |
| 11 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — Cow Creek BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water 4 times — Cow Creek BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Cow Creek BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 194.31 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6916 points at West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest (2020-09-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cities Edge BBQ | Cow Creek BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 16 / 101 (696.5028) | 40 / 101 (690.1596) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 210 / 401 (676.5028) | 111 / 401 (687.9200) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 91 / 92 (510.7884) | 2 / 92 (705.0972) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 32 / 70 (683.3256) | 29 / 70 (685.0400) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 186 / 444 (679.3488) | 132 / 444 (684.5600) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water | 12 / 31 (687.9084) | 6 / 31 (693.6344) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 5 / 46 (694.2056) | 8 / 46 (691.3372) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 21 / 43 (682.7312) | 17 / 43 (688.4912) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 55 / 97 (679.8972) | 27 / 97 (690.1944) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 6 / 58 (698.2284) | 25 / 58 (681.6000) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water | 7 / 39 (691.3372) | 10 / 39 (685.6228) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 268 / 487 (669.7372) | 102 / 487 (686.2056) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 68 (701.1200) | 14 / 68 (691.8968) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water | 13 / 28 (680.4800) | 1 / 28 (701.6688) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 39 / 505 (693.1428) | 68 / 505 (687.9316) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 28 / 94 (683.8968) | 21 / 94 (686.1828) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Smoke on the Water | 9 / 25 (686.7308) | 7 / 25 (690.7540) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 4 / 43 (702.2284) | 27 / 43 (672.9828) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 18 / 42 (671.3712) | 10 / 42 (679.3484) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 81 / 105 (653.5540) | 41 / 105 (681.5884) | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 17 / 36 (680.4916) | 18 / 36 (678.8000) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 36 / 61 (670.2396) | 32 / 61 (675.3256) | Cow Creek BBQ |