Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Beards BBQ | Big Cat BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 44 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.55% |
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 | Big Cat BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 7 |
| 1 | Pork (9 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 2 times — Big Cat BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.78 points at 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2024-01-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4972 points at Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest (2025-03-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Beards BBQ | Big Cat BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 21 / 26 (674.1944) | 17 / 26 (677.6916) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 25 / 27 (667.8744) | 26 / 27 (662.1716) | Beards BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 27 / 31 (662.2056) | 14 / 31 (676.5260) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) | 9 / 25 (679.9544) | 1 / 25 (698.2744) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 12 / 34 (688.4800) | 19 / 34 (678.1940) | Beards BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 19 / 27 (663.8284) | 7 / 27 (688.4912) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 21 / 33 (672.4344) | 16 / 33 (676.4456) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 44 / 58 (660.4000) | 7 / 58 (690.1828) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 18 / 27 (640.9940) | 10 / 27 (666.7428) | Big Cat BBQ |