Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
BBQ Pit Bros has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Backroad BBQ | BBQ Pit Bros | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Contests | 59 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 0 | Category wins | 10 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.6% |
| 92.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 40% |
| ±1.99% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.22% |
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)
| Backroad BBQ | BBQ Pit Bros | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 0 | Pork (3 meetings) | 3 |
| 2 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — BBQ Pit Bros leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 10.34 points at Tri City BBQ Fest (2024-09-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Backroad BBQ | BBQ Pit Bros | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 30 / 49 (326.2404) | 26 / 49 (329.6228) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 5 / 30 (332.5028) | 2 / 30 (342.8456) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | 23 / 36 (675.3488) | 12 / 36 (685.6916) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 13 / 58 (341.1084) | 11 / 58 (341.6800) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 24 / 42 (333.6688) | 28 / 42 (331.9544) | Backroad BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 25 / 37 (643.8056) | 27 / 37 (639.8856) | Backroad BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 21 / 47 (323.3716) | 20 / 47 (323.3716) | BBQ Pit Bros |