Head-to-head
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB vs MAN MEAT BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Contests | 292 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 4 | Category wins | 61 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 32 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 95.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.15% |
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 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 6 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 6 |
| 8 | Pork (15 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 5 times — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ 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 — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.67 points at Smoke in the Spring (2023-04-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6060 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | MAN MEAT BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 226 / 401 (674.1600) | 117 / 401 (687.3372) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 147 / 444 (683.9200) | 214 / 444 (677.0284) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 24 / 97 (690.7888) | 31 / 97 (688.5144) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 37 / 487 (693.6800) | 44 / 487 (693.0740) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 13 / 103 (696.5028) | 66 / 103 (671.8284) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 106 / 505 (683.9084) | 117 / 505 (682.7884) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 17 / 94 (687.3140) | 7 / 94 (692.5028) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 1 / 467 (530.3428) | 10 / 467 (516.5828) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 5 / 46 (692.0116) | 24 / 46 (671.8852) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 10 / 105 (694.8688) | 26 / 105 (689.0628) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 25 / 93 (684.5484) | 14 / 93 (689.6344) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 16 / 468 (511.4056 · Open Comp) | 10 / 468 (695.3828 · Master) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 3 / 30 (686.8116) | 2 / 30 (691.3944) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 16 / 59 (683.3256) | 13 / 59 (684.4568) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 3 / 104 (701.0856) | 8 / 104 (694.8000) | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |