Head-to-head
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ vs THE BBQ BUS
5 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Contests | 188 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 3 | Category wins | 47 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.94% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 21 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 21 |
| 16 | Pork (25 meetings) | 9 |
| 9 | Brisket (25 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.62 points at Route 66 Smoke Out (2021-05-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5140 points at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off (2019-09-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 102 / 401 (689.0628) | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 16 / 158 (697.7032) | 21 / 158 (696.5028) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 17 / 32 (687.3484) | 20 / 32 (686.1828) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 24 / 58 (687.3140) | 1 / 58 (708.5716) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 18 / 50 (684.5028) | 10 / 50 (692.4684) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 25 / 46 (681.0168) | 4 / 46 (699.4060) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 25 (673.0284) | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 26 / 32 (667.8972) | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 17 / 36 (675.8744) | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 31 / 44 (651.2800) | 9 / 44 (679.3260) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 24 / 39 (661.0400) | 1 / 39 (700.5828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 9 / 29 (676.4572) | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 4 / 19 (683.3600) | 8 / 19 (675.3716) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 14 / 25 (667.3140) | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 21 / 37 (674.1596) | 10 / 37 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 20 / 51 (675.3368) | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 24 / 44 (662.8000) | 1 / 44 (703.4172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 55 / 66 (642.1940) | 27 / 66 (670.2052) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 13 / 25 (672.5260) | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 26 / 30 (656.5144) | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 21 / 63 (677.6452) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 21 / 69 (674.7656) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 21 / 43 (666.1944) | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | 18 / 54 (678.2172) | 17 / 54 (678.7312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 25 / 36 (656.9824) | 1 / 36 (682.8576) | THE BBQ BUS |