Head-to-head
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE vs BIG DOG BBQ VA
7 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 93 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 1 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.9% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 70% |
| ±1.77% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.68% |
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)
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 2 |
| 5 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 6 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — HAMBONES BY THE FIRE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.18 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2025-03-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2116 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2022-03-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | BIG DOG BBQ VA | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 43 (694.8116) | 37 / 43 (672.5144) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 19 / 45 (683.3948) | 42 / 45 (647.2112) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 30 / 46 (676.4684) | 37 / 46 (665.6116) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 20 / 53 (681.6344) | 31 / 53 (677.1204) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 32 / 50 (678.1944) | 43 / 50 (659.8740) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 53 (668.4344) | 37 / 53 (669.6460) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 | 26 / 32 (664.5028) | 29 / 32 (648.9944) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 | 24 / 33 (657.0976) | 30 / 33 (639.9204) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |