Head-to-head
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB vs WEEKEND BUM BBQ
12 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
WEEKEND BUM BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Contests | 53 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 4 | Category wins | 4 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| 95.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 44% |
| ±1.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.32% |
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)
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 5 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Pork (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 9 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 3 times — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — WEEKEND BUM BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.67 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5140 points at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2019-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 226 / 401 (674.1600) | 109 / 401 (688.4912) | WEEKEND BUM BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 147 / 444 (683.9200) | 100 / 444 (687.3600) | WEEKEND BUM BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 24 / 97 (690.7888) | 48 / 97 (683.3028) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 37 / 487 (693.6800) | 275 / 487 (669.0056) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 106 / 505 (683.9084) | 119 / 505 (682.2972) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 1 / 467 (530.3428 · Open Comp) | 122 / 467 (674.2056 · Master) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 5 / 46 (692.0116) | 9 / 46 (682.8112) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 10 / 105 (694.8688) | 57 / 105 (675.9200) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 25 / 93 (684.5484) | 46 / 93 (674.1600) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 16 / 468 (511.4056) | 87 / 468 (487.4628) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 16 / 59 (683.3256) | 17 / 59 (682.8116) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 3 / 104 (701.0856) | 11 / 104 (690.8804) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 31 / 62 (675.8740) | 45 / 62 (665.0284) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 12 / 74 (684.5028) | 46 / 74 (661.0168) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |