Head-to-head
Ishy Links BBQ vs RUBY CREEK BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Ishy Links BBQ | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 39 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 5 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 140.8% |
| 91.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±13.11% |
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)
| Ishy Links BBQ | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — RUBY CREEK BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.18 points at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2025-06-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8572 points at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Ishy Links BBQ | RUBY CREEK BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 41 (345.7028) | 16 / 41 (342.8456) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 26 (330.2288) | 3 / 26 (347.4056) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 36 (335.3828) | 14 / 36 (341.1088) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 26 (337.6456) | 19 / 26 (323.8972) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 32 (331.9544) | 2 / 32 (342.2628) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 20 (323.3712) | 4 / 20 (326.7544) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |