Head-to-head
17 head-to-head wins
Met
49 times in the data
32 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS is the team most often one call behind DB BBQ (3 times).
Career comparison
| DB BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 188 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 21 | Category wins | 47 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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 | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chicken (49 meetings) | 23 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (53 meetings) | 37 |
| 20 | Pork (46 meetings) | 26 |
| 16 | Brisket (46 meetings) | 30 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — DB BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.30 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (2021-05-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Harvest On Fire at The Winery (2019-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DB BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 8 / 37 (690.7656) | 6 / 37 (693.1088) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 12 / 40 (676.4228) | 22 / 40 (668.9596) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 13 / 35 (687.4176) | 19 / 35 (678.1600) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 10 / 34 (679.3368) | 19 / 34 (671.3368) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 48 (700.5256) | 8 / 48 (697.6684) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 47 / 125 (688.4912) | 28 / 125 (693.0628) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | 21 / 158 (696.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 14 / 35 (678.2176) | 7 / 35 (689.6228) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash | 13 / 29 (672.4572) | 5 / 29 (682.1712) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 36 (685.0284) | 30 / 36 (666.1372) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 36 (683.8972) | 5 / 36 (687.9316) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 3 / 34 (694.7540) | 4 / 34 (694.7540) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 17 / 56 (686.2056) | 14 / 56 (688.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 44 / 444 (694.8000) | 114 / 444 (686.1940) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 64 / 169 (689.0856) | 4 / 169 (704.5256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 35 / 58 (680.4456) | 1 / 58 (708.5716) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 25 / 37 (652.3656) | 15 / 37 (669.0172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 7 / 37 (683.3372) | 1 / 37 (694.2172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 7 / 32 (691.9200) | 9 / 32 (690.1828) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 11 / 62 (691.3600) | 16 / 62 (689.0856) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 12 / 18 (678.1828) | 8 / 18 (690.7768) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 17 / 40 (678.1600) | 10 / 40 (682.7888) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 43 (684.4800) | 3 / 43 (693.1088) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 36 (694.7772) | 8 / 36 (686.1712) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 25 (677.5772) | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 24 / 28 (671.2684) | 22 / 28 (672.3996) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 17 / 36 (679.9316) | 21 / 36 (677.0400) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 44 (682.1828) | 9 / 44 (679.3260) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue | 17 / 30 (664.9944) | 12 / 30 (680.4340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 22 / 29 (660.4340) | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 16 / 25 (666.1484) | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 33 / 38 (651.2688) | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 16 / 49 (673.6000) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 33 / 39 (638.7428) | 14 / 39 (677.0396) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 13 / 41 (679.9428) | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | 1 / 44 (703.4172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 17 / 94 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 5 / 94 (700.5256 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 50 (326.7544 · Backyard) | 15 / 50 (671.8856 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 17 / 30 (666.1600) | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 29 / 43 (650.6968) | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 13 / 31 (671.8972) | 14 / 31 (671.3144) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 15 / 50 (668.4116) | 18 / 50 (665.0516) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 1 / 25 (342.2632 · Backyard) | 6 / 25 (671.9316 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 33 (649.0288) | 17 / 33 (653.0856) | THE BBQ BUS |