Head-to-head
12 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Shiggin aint easy has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| DB BBQ | Shiggin aint easy | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 158 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 21 | Category wins | 31 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 14 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.55% |
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)
| DB BBQ | Shiggin aint easy | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 11 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 17 |
| 14 | Pork (29 meetings) | 15 |
| 11 | Brisket (29 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 2 times — Shiggin aint easy leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Puckaway Pigfest 2 times — Shiggin aint easy leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.10 points at Puckaway Pigfest (2024-09-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DB BBQ | Shiggin aint easy | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 29 / 32 (679.3028) | 15 / 32 (695.9432) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 18 / 26 (674.1716) | 7 / 26 (689.6228) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 45 (688.4916) | 23 / 45 (681.6228) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 13 / 35 (687.4176) | 7 / 35 (692.5028) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-05-08 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off | 6 / 25 (700.4912) | 3 / 25 (703.9660) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 10 / 34 (679.3368) | 1 / 34 (697.0740) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 48 (700.5256) | 24 / 48 (681.6344) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 47 / 125 (688.4912) | 25 / 125 (694.7656) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | 24 / 401 (698.8000) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | 59 / 158 (690.1712) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 14 / 39 (690.7656) | 4 / 39 (700.5028) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 14 / 35 (678.2176) | 6 / 35 (690.2172) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 43 (691.9772) | 2 / 43 (699.9656) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | 7 / 40 (691.9200) | 25 / 40 (675.2800) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 26 (694.7656) | 9 / 26 (687.8972) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 8 / 30 (686.7656) | 4 / 30 (695.9544) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 3 / 34 (694.7540) | 6 / 34 (689.6112) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 17 / 56 (686.2056) | 10 / 56 (694.2284) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 35 / 58 (680.4456) | 44 / 58 (668.4340) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 25 / 37 (652.3656) | 5 / 37 (684.4688) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 7 / 32 (691.9200) | 4 / 32 (694.7772) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 11 / 62 (691.3600) | 28 / 62 (681.6000) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 5 / 35 (689.0400) | 19 / 35 (673.5656) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 17 / 36 (679.9316) | 22 / 36 (674.7428) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 30 / 42 (668.9944) | 25 / 42 (674.1372) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 44 (682.1828) | 13 / 44 (674.7888) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 13 / 41 (679.9428) | 14 / 41 (678.8232) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 17 / 94 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 80 / 94 (668.4572 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 50 (326.7544 · Backyard) | 1 / 50 (692.5600 · Master) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 20 / 53 (674.1600) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 31 / 69 (669.5656) | Shiggin aint easy |