Head-to-head
BYO GRILL vs AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
7 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BYO GRILL | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 102 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 6 | Category wins | 11 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 12 |
| 10 | Pork (16 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 3 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.18 points at 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2021-03-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0112 points at 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2020-03-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BYO GRILL | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 30 / 92 (687.8972) | 12 / 92 (697.0740) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 24 / 92 (693.6688) | 85 / 92 (671.8396) | BYO GRILL |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 65 / 111 (675.8972) | 60 / 111 (677.0628) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 48 / 467 (683.9312) | 99 / 467 (675.9428) | BYO GRILL |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 55 / 185 (687.3484) | 139 / 185 (671.9544) | BYO GRILL |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 24 / 105 (689.1200) | 18 / 105 (692.4912) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 39 / 70 (666.7544) | 3 / 70 (695.9312) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 53 / 94 (683.9544) | 72 / 94 (674.1828) | BYO GRILL |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 3 / 93 (697.6572) | 1 / 93 (706.2744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River | 32 / 55 (677.5884) | 14 / 55 (690.2060) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery | 20 / 31 (671.9428) | 5 / 31 (685.6228) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 20 / 68 (679.9432) | 19 / 68 (679.9544) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown | 3 / 27 (698.8000) | 11 / 27 (680.9940) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 17 / 468 (691.9544 · Master) | 34 / 468 (505.6456 · Open Comp) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-07-20 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show | 3 / 27 (691.3944) | 10 / 27 (684.5144) | BYO GRILL |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 13 / 104 (686.7656) | 6 / 104 (694.8116) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |