Head-to-head
Cities Edge BBQ vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Cities Edge BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 226 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 3 | Category wins | 36 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±3.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.6% |
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 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 19 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Pork (28 meetings) | 21 |
| 9 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the River 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 170.80 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Smoke on the River (2023-09-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cities Edge BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 16 / 101 (696.5028) | 51 / 101 (685.6456) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 210 / 401 (676.5028) | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 4 / 30 (691.9084) | 21 / 30 (674.1368) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 91 / 92 (510.7884) | 47 / 92 (681.5884) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 32 / 70 (683.3256) | 21 / 70 (690.7772) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 186 / 444 (679.3488) | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 52 / 56 (663.2688) | 43 / 56 (673.6112) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 15 / 53 (690.8000) | 7 / 53 (694.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 25 / 38 (673.5884) | 1 / 38 (703.9656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 19 / 28 (671.3028) | 15 / 28 (686.7424) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 12 / 20 (689.0744) | 6 / 20 (699.3944) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 13 / 20 (684.5032) | 7 / 20 (698.2628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 55 / 97 (679.8972) | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 6 / 58 (698.2284) | 39 / 58 (666.7200) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 268 / 487 (669.7372) | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River | 14 / 20 (671.9088) | 13 / 20 (673.0400) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 14 / 27 (689.0512) | 16 / 27 (687.9088) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 7 / 25 (696.5488) | 6 / 25 (698.8344) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 59 / 103 (676.4572) | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 68 (701.1200) | 30 / 68 (681.0400) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 39 / 505 (693.1428) | 248 / 505 (668.4684) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) | 8 / 25 (696.5604) | 13 / 25 (689.6576) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) | 14 / 26 (676.4572) | 6 / 26 (695.9544) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 7 / 25 (687.3256) | 11 / 25 (681.6112) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 5 / 26 (698.2056) | 2 / 26 (700.5260) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 23 / 27 (671.2912) | 21 / 27 (673.0056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 19 / 39 (677.6460) | 25 / 39 (673.6004) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 17 / 36 (680.4916) | 1 / 36 (701.0972) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |