Head-to-head
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB vs Sons of a Brisket
11 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Sons of a Brisket has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | Sons of a Brisket | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Contests | 68 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 5 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 95.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.24% |
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 | Sons of a Brisket | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 4 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 5 |
| 9 | Pork (16 meetings) | 7 |
| 12 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 5 times — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Sons of a Brisket leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.45 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0740 points at Smoke in the Spring (2022-04-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | Sons of a Brisket | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 226 / 401 (674.1600) | 105 / 401 (688.5944) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 147 / 444 (683.9200) | 127 / 444 (685.1656) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 8 / 172 (690.2512) | 27 / 172 (677.1312) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 24 / 97 (690.7888) | 34 / 97 (687.9088) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 37 / 487 (693.6800) | 265 / 487 (670.2284) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 13 / 103 (696.5028) | 40 / 103 (683.9316) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 106 / 505 (683.9084) | 6 / 505 (700.0456) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 17 / 94 (687.3140) | 20 / 94 (686.2400) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 1 / 467 (530.3428 · Open Comp) | 135 / 467 (673.0968 · Master) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 4 / 55 (697.0512) | 3 / 55 (699.4288) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 10 / 105 (694.8688) | 43 / 105 (679.9312) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 25 / 93 (684.5484) | 64 / 93 (666.1484) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 16 / 468 (511.4056 · Open Comp) | 100 / 468 (677.7256 · Master) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 3 / 30 (686.8116) | 13 / 30 (672.5140) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 11 / 56 (681.0284) | 3 / 56 (695.3940) | Sons of a Brisket |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 3 / 104 (701.0856) | 28 / 104 (677.6456) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |