Head-to-head
14 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HOME FARM BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Contests | 78 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 7 | Category wins | 9 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±1.75% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.21% |
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)
| HOME FARM BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 13 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 12 |
| 19 | Pork (27 meetings) | 8 |
| 12 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 163.30 points at Tri City BBQ Fest (2022-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1432 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOME FARM BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 51 / 77 (675.3260) | 38 / 77 (679.3716) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 20 / 71 (682.2168) | 47 / 71 (659.3256) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 31 / 101 (692.4684) | 89 / 101 (666.1028) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 29 / 42 (674.1484) | 10 / 42 (686.2172) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 187 / 401 (679.3368) | 175 / 401 (680.4800) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 10 / 39 (695.9544) | 2 / 39 (702.8232) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 39 / 56 (683.3372) | 14 / 56 (697.0744) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 1 / 26 (694.8000) | 7 / 26 (681.6460) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 58 (688.5488) | 29 / 58 (680.4916) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 17 / 49 (678.8116) | 44 / 49 (642.7544) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 35 / 444 (695.9544) | 222 / 444 (676.4572) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 19 / 36 (674.7312) | 6 / 36 (687.3256) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 9 / 42 (684.5028) | 26 / 42 (669.0400) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 13 / 28 (681.0632) | 19 / 28 (674.1944) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 20 / 27 (663.2572) | 16 / 27 (671.2916) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 32 / 45 (666.1484) | 7 / 45 (692.5372) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 32 / 59 (670.1944) | 24 / 59 (674.7888) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 35 / 47 (666.1828) | 24 / 47 (672.4688) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 11 / 36 (679.3944) | 1 / 36 (697.6572) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 11 / 25 (674.7312) | 24 / 25 (511.4288) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 10 / 32 (679.9200) | 17 / 32 (671.9776) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 48 (678.1944) | 28 / 48 (672.4800) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) | 17 (157.6684) | 8 (167.4056) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 13 / 35 (682.7656) | 4 / 35 (689.0856) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 6 / 20 (689.6460) | 13 / 20 (673.5772) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 26 / 35 (658.7316) | 21 / 35 (662.7428) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 18 / 26 (663.3144) | 22 / 26 (649.0172) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 48 / 66 (653.0744) | 52 / 66 (646.7204) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 16 / 36 (653.1656) | 13 / 36 (658.1944) | T-Rex BBQ |