Head-to-head
Buckeye Flavor vs Backdraft BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Buckeye Flavor | Backdraft BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 87 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 2 | Category wins | 7 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.2% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.2% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±1.96% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.08% |
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)
| Buckeye Flavor | Backdraft BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 4 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — Buckeye Flavor leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.46 points at Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition (2024-05-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.9376 points at Smoke in the Mitten (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Buckeye Flavor | Backdraft BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 11 / 26 (681.0284) | 9 / 26 (683.9660) | Backdraft BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 21 / 56 (685.0284) | 36 / 56 (677.0168) | Buckeye Flavor |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 2 / 30 (693.1544) | 21 / 30 (665.6460) | Buckeye Flavor |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 16 / 26 (670.7432) | 24 / 26 (639.2800) | Buckeye Flavor |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 18 / 62 (687.3828) | 25 / 62 (683.9200) | Buckeye Flavor |