Head-to-head
11 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
22 head-to-head wins
iBQ'n has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| DB BBQ | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 120 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 21 | Category wins | 21 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.77% |
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 | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 20 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 16 |
| 16 | Pork (31 meetings) | 15 |
| 12 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ 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 — iBQ'n leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.78 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (2021-05-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0628 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 (2021-05-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DB BBQ | iBQ'n | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 13 / 35 (687.4176) | 6 / 35 (693.0856) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 10 / 34 (679.3368) | 8 / 34 (680.4912) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 48 (700.5256) | 11 / 48 (692.5028) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 47 / 125 (688.4912) | 76 / 125 (680.4224) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest | 4 / 26 (687.8856) | 7 / 26 (681.5884) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 43 (691.9772) | 1 / 43 (709.1428) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 8 / 30 (686.7656) | 16 / 30 (677.0744) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 3 / 34 (694.7540) | 10 / 34 (686.2288) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 17 / 56 (686.2056) | 4 / 56 (702.2400) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 44 / 444 (694.8000) | 195 / 444 (678.7772) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 64 / 169 (689.0856) | 6 / 169 (702.8460) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 7 / 32 (691.9200) | 15 / 32 (683.3028) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 11 / 62 (691.3600) | 17 / 62 (689.0744) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 | 5 / 23 (695.9660) | 4 / 23 (697.0860) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 5 / 35 (689.0400) | 29 / 35 (655.2800) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 36 (694.7772) | 1 / 36 (697.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | 4 / 32 (694.1940) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | 3 / 36 (697.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 17 / 36 (679.9316) | 14 / 36 (682.1596) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | 9 / 33 (678.7316) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 30 / 42 (668.9944) | 17 / 42 (680.4456) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 44 (682.1828) | 24 / 44 (664.4228) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 33 / 38 (651.2688) | 21 / 38 (662.6852) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 16 / 49 (673.6000) | 4 / 49 (684.5144) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 33 / 39 (638.7428) | 9 / 39 (688.5256) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 13 / 41 (679.9428) | 12 / 41 (681.0056) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | 14 / 44 (674.8116) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 17 / 94 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 12 / 94 (695.3944 · Master) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 50 (326.7544 · Backyard) | 8 / 50 (682.8112 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 10 / 53 (683.3256) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 8 / 69 (682.1944) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 13 / 31 (671.8972) | 8 / 31 (674.1828) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 33 (649.0288) | 2 / 33 (688.5028) | iBQ'n |