Head-to-head
Backroad BBQ vs GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS
1 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Backroad BBQ | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Contests | 51 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 0 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 95.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.1% |
| 92.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±1.99% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.83 points at Shenandoah ShenDig (2023-07-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 29.2800 points at Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ (2023-06-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Backroad BBQ | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 30 / 49 (326.2404 · Backyard) | 23 / 49 (675.8740 · Master) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 24 / 42 (333.6688 · Backyard) | 11 / 42 (680.4800 · Master) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 1 / 32 (344.0000 · Backyard) | 11 / 32 (677.6344 · Master) | Backroad BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 25 / 37 (643.8056) | 12 / 37 (685.6344) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-06-30 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ | 16 / 22 (654.1260) | 5 / 22 (683.4060) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 21 / 47 (323.3716 · Backyard) | 1 / 47 (699.4288 · Master) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |