Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Bramble BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| DAWGS BBQ | Bramble BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Contests | 35 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 6 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 188.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 189.3% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±12.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.45% |
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)
| DAWGS BBQ | Bramble BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 12 |
| 1 | Pork (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — Bramble BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Bramble BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 2 times — Bramble BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 16.59 points at Art of the Que (Backyard 2) (2025-06-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2856 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DAWGS BBQ | Bramble BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 18 (341.0856) | 4 / 18 (350.2860) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 11 / 26 (334.8000) | 4 / 26 (341.6572) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 15 / 28 (338.8116) | 5 / 28 (348.5372) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 8 / 27 (345.0972) | 13 / 27 (337.6916) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 77 (345.6800 · Backyard) | 47 / 77 (677.0172 · Master) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 7 / 17 (678.1944) | 6 / 17 (681.6572) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 1 / 42 (360.0000) | 7 / 42 (345.1088) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 17 (338.2056) | 5 / 17 (342.2516) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 6 / 16 (344.5256) | 1 / 16 (353.1316) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 3 / 18 (347.9772) | 11 / 18 (339.3484) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 8 / 15 (333.6804) | 4 / 15 (343.3944) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 6 / 17 (334.2516) | 1 / 17 (350.8456) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 36 (353.7144) | 12 / 36 (337.6572) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 20 / 36 (335.9888) | 5 / 36 (347.4288) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 58 (348.5716) | 1 / 58 (350.8572) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 7 / 49 (345.6800) | 3 / 49 (351.4172) | Bramble BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 33 / 42 (329.0512) | 9 / 42 (342.2284) | Bramble BBQ |