Head-to-head
9 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
DB BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Contests | 99 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 3 | Category wins | 21 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.94% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.02% |
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 | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 17 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 11 |
| 15 | Pork (20 meetings) | 5 |
| 7 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 2 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.90 points at Best of the Midwest BBQ (2021-10-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1656 points at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 (2021-07-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | DB BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off | 11 / 25 (694.8000) | 6 / 25 (700.4912) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 102 / 401 (689.0628) | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 16 / 158 (697.7032) | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 24 / 58 (687.3140) | 35 / 58 (680.4456) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 23 / 27 (667.8516) | 24 / 27 (660.3768) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 14 / 34 (684.4912) | 25 / 34 (673.5768) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 25 (660.4228) | 11 / 25 (678.1484) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off | 6 / 26 (690.7772) | 3 / 26 (695.3600) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 17 / 25 (666.1944) | 14 / 25 (673.5880) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 25 (673.0284) | 11 / 25 (677.5772) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 26 / 32 (667.8972) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 17 / 36 (675.8744) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 22 / 33 (659.8516) | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 31 / 44 (651.2800) | 6 / 44 (682.1828) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 9 / 29 (676.4572) | 22 / 29 (660.4340) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 14 / 25 (667.3140) | 16 / 25 (666.1484) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 24 / 44 (662.8000) | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 26 / 30 (656.5144) | 17 / 30 (666.1600) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 21 / 69 (674.7656) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 21 / 43 (666.1944) | 29 / 43 (650.6968) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | 10 / 25 (655.9316 · Master) | 1 / 25 (326.7544 · Backyard) | DB BBQ |