Head-to-head
1 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Meat Candy Q has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Beards BBQ | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 122 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 1 | Category wins | 44 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 25 |
| 95.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.63% |
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 | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 10 |
| 1 | Pork (11 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 2 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 2 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.28 points at 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2024-01-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4744 points at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024-04-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Beards BBQ | Meat Candy Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 21 / 26 (674.1944) | 1 / 26 (699.4400) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 25 / 27 (667.8744) | 7 / 27 (695.3828) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 27 / 31 (662.2056) | 5 / 31 (684.5028) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 32 / 48 (661.0404) | 4 / 48 (690.1944) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 23 / 74 (682.8344) | 35 / 74 (678.7772) | Beards BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 24 / 35 (673.0628) | 4 / 35 (701.7376) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 12 / 34 (688.4800) | 9 / 34 (691.9544) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 19 / 27 (663.8284) | 11 / 27 (681.0740) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 21 / 33 (672.4344) | 2 / 33 (693.6228) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 44 / 58 (660.4000) | 3 / 58 (697.6800) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 18 / 27 (640.9940) | 5 / 27 (675.9312) | Meat Candy Q |