Head-to-head
16 head-to-head wins
Met
48 times in the data
32 head-to-head wins
Rusty Pig BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| DB BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 82 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 21 | Category wins | 10 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.19% |
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 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (48 meetings) | 24 |
| 20 | Pork Ribs (48 meetings) | 28 |
| 18 | Pork (45 meetings) | 27 |
| 13 | Brisket (45 meetings) | 32 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — Rusty Pig BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 3 times — Rusty Pig BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Rusty Pig BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — Rusty Pig BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 47.05 points at Smoke N for the Kids (2024-08-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Smoke N for the Kids (2025-08-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DB BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | 19 / 401 (699.9428) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | 53 / 158 (691.3484) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 14 / 39 (690.7656) | 24 / 39 (687.3368) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio | 9 / 27 (678.7196) | 5 / 27 (697.6684) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 14 / 35 (678.2176) | 10 / 35 (685.0744) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 9 / 32 (697.6456) | 6 / 32 (698.2056) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 26 (694.7656) | 8 / 26 (688.4568) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 8 / 30 (686.7656) | 6 / 30 (691.3484) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off | 6 / 27 (697.6456) | 2 / 27 (706.2516) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 44 / 444 (694.8000) | 7 / 444 (701.0856) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 64 / 169 (689.0856) | 16 / 169 (697.6572) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 35 / 58 (680.4456) | 16 / 58 (691.9316) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Ohio | 6 / 28 (694.8112) | 8 / 28 (692.4912) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 25 / 37 (652.3656) | 4 / 37 (685.0284) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 24 / 27 (660.3768) | 1 / 27 (707.4288) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 25 / 34 (673.5768) | 15 / 34 (683.3028) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 7 / 37 (683.3372) | 15 / 37 (664.5028) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 12 / 37 (689.0516) | 16 / 37 (686.2056) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 41 (698.8000) | 30 / 41 (663.2800) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off | 2 / 26 (704.5256) | 5 / 26 (700.5488) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 11 / 62 (691.3600) | 26 / 62 (683.4056) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 25 (678.1484) | 8 / 25 (681.0860) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 17 / 40 (678.1600) | 12 / 40 (680.4572) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 43 (684.4800) | 16 / 43 (676.4340) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off | 3 / 26 (695.3600) | 1 / 26 (698.7884) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) | 24 / 37 (666.0912) | 18 / 37 (674.1716) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 36 (694.7772) | 9 / 36 (685.0744) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 14 / 25 (673.5880) | 16 / 25 (666.7200) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 25 (677.5772) | 9 / 25 (681.6112) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | 2 / 32 (696.5144) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | 6 / 36 (689.7032) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | 7 / 33 (685.5884) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 44 (682.1828) | 2 / 44 (689.6572) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes | 6 / 20 (682.7544) | 2 / 20 (695.4060) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 22 / 29 (660.4340) | 4 / 29 (679.3368) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 16 / 25 (666.1484) | 4 / 25 (691.3484) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 16 / 49 (673.6000) | 12 / 49 (676.4456) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | 9 / 44 (679.3488) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 17 / 94 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 63 / 94 (678.1600 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 50 (326.7544 · Backyard) | 9 / 50 (679.3716 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 17 / 30 (666.1600) | 13 / 30 (674.1712) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 37 / 53 (658.1712) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 53 / 69 (653.5996) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 29 / 43 (650.6968) | 17 / 43 (671.3144) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 13 / 31 (671.8972) | 22 / 31 (648.3880) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 15 / 50 (668.4116) | 10 / 50 (673.0744) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | 1 / 25 (326.7544 · Backyard) | 4 / 25 (673.0288 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 33 (649.0288) | 8 / 33 (677.1200) | Rusty Pig BBQ |