Head-to-head
11 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BYO GRILL | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 107 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 6 | Category wins | 10 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±1.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.3% |
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)
| BYO GRILL | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 9 | Pork (14 meetings) | 5 |
| 9 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.74 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at Black Silo Winery (2020-06-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BYO GRILL | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 30 / 92 (687.8972) | 27 / 92 (689.0744) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 48 / 467 (683.9312) | 264 / 467 (658.1940) | BYO GRILL |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 55 / 185 (687.3484) | 113 / 185 (677.0284) | BYO GRILL |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 24 / 105 (689.1200) | 44 / 105 (679.8856) | BYO GRILL |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 39 / 70 (666.7544) | 45 / 70 (663.8856) | BYO GRILL |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 53 / 94 (683.9544) | 64 / 94 (678.1600) | BYO GRILL |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery | 20 / 31 (671.9428) | 19 / 31 (672.4800) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 20 / 68 (679.9432) | 9 / 68 (685.6572) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 17 / 468 (691.9544) | 33 / 468 (687.9888) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 35 / 135 (690.7884) | 100 / 135 (671.3140) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-07-20 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show | 3 / 27 (691.3944) | 5 / 27 (687.9312) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-07-05 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge | 16 / 37 (672.4112) | 21 / 37 (665.6112) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 13 / 104 (686.7656) | 14 / 104 (686.7656) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship | 15 / 92 (685.6572) | 64 / 92 (667.3256) | BYO GRILL |