Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| DB BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 178 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 23 |
| 21 | Category wins | 42 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 35 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.72% |
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 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 19 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 25 |
| 15 | Pork (31 meetings) | 16 |
| 8 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 23 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 3 times — TRIPLE H BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — TRIPLE H 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 — TRIPLE H BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — TRIPLE H BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.29 points at Smoke N for the Kids (2024-08-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DB BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 29 / 32 (679.3028) | 5 / 32 (701.6572) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off | 6 / 25 (700.4912) | 8 / 25 (697.0972) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 47 / 125 (688.4912) | 29 / 125 (692.4912) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | 88 / 401 (690.1712) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | 2 / 158 (709.1200) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 9 / 32 (697.6456) | 25 / 32 (682.2176) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 43 (691.9772) | 13 / 43 (687.3368) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 26 (694.7656) | 2 / 26 (701.1088) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 44 / 444 (694.8000) | 23 / 444 (697.7028) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 64 / 169 (689.0856) | 34 / 169 (693.6112) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 35 / 58 (680.4456) | 12 / 58 (696.4912) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 24 / 27 (660.3768) | 2 / 27 (701.6684) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 25 / 34 (673.5768) | 7 / 34 (690.2172) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off | 2 / 26 (704.5256) | 1 / 26 (707.9772) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 25 (678.1484) | 1 / 25 (690.7540) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 14 / 25 (673.5880) | 2 / 25 (693.6456) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 25 (677.5772) | 2 / 25 (697.6804) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 24 / 28 (671.2684) | 1 / 28 (698.2172) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | 5 / 32 (693.0744) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | 2 / 36 (701.0972) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | 3 / 33 (694.7884) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes | 6 / 20 (682.7544) | 11 / 20 (674.7316) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 22 / 29 (660.4340) | 7 / 29 (678.1484) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 16 / 25 (666.1484) | 1 / 25 (700.5144) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 33 / 38 (651.2688) | 14 / 38 (675.3256) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 16 / 49 (673.6000) | 31 / 49 (660.4572) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | 5 / 44 (681.0744) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 17 / 30 (666.1600) | 4 / 30 (685.0624) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 40 / 53 (654.1144) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 38 / 69 (666.2172) | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 13 / 31 (671.8972) | 21 / 31 (650.1028) | DB BBQ |