Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Bad Bears BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Beards BBQ | Bad Bears BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 35 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 95.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.33% |
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)
| Beards BBQ | Bad Bears BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 2 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — Bad Bears BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.69 points at The Sutherlin Throwdown (2024-07-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4684 points at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024-04-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Beards BBQ | Bad Bears BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 21 / 26 (674.1944) | 18 / 26 (676.5372) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 25 / 27 (667.8744) | 10 / 27 (693.0512) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 27 / 31 (662.2056) | 21 / 31 (670.7428) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 23 / 74 (682.8344) | 34 / 74 (679.8856) | Beards BBQ |
| 2024-07-20 | The Sutherlin Throwdown | 16 / 30 (670.7316) | 2 / 30 (707.4172) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 24 / 35 (673.0628) | 9 / 35 (695.9428) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) | 9 / 25 (679.9544) | 2 / 25 (697.0856) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off | 7 / 21 (683.3372) | 5 / 21 (689.0628) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 12 / 34 (688.4800) | 14 / 34 (688.0116) | Beards BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 19 / 27 (663.8284) | 2 / 27 (698.2744) | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 21 / 33 (672.4344) | 24 / 33 (670.1600) | Beards BBQ |
| 2022-07-10 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) | 1 / 20 (340.5140) | 16 / 20 (303.8744) | Beards BBQ |