Head-to-head
Kick Back BBQ vs Poor Richard's BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Poor Richard's BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Kick Back BBQ | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Contests | 13 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 91.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 93.1% |
| 80.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 88.2% |
| top 82% | Avg finish | top 75% |
| ±20.78% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.34% |
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)
| Kick Back BBQ | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Pork (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Montana Pitmaster Classic 4 times — Poor Richard's BBQ leads there 3–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 509.11 points at Montana Pitmaster Classic (2025-08-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 10.8120 points at East Helena Smoke Show (2024-08-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Kick Back BBQ | Poor Richard's BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 38 / 38 (161.1656) | 25 / 38 (670.2744) | Poor Richard's BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 37 / 39 (635.3144) | 28 / 39 (662.1940) | Poor Richard's BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show | 15 / 18 (631.8632) | 16 / 18 (621.0512) | Kick Back BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 25 / 44 (659.9200) | 39 / 44 (626.1372) | Kick Back BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 28 / 31 (595.7712) | 16 / 31 (643.9660) | Poor Richard's BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 22 / 29 (595.8744) | 11 / 29 (643.4284) | Poor Richard's BBQ |