Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Ishy Links BBQ | Rudes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 85 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 1 | Category wins | 12 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.6% |
| 91.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±2.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.76% |
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 | Rudes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — Rudes BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.47 points at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2740 points at Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Ishy Links BBQ | Rudes BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 41 (345.7028) | 23 / 41 (339.3828) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 20 (330.1824) | 2 / 20 (347.4056) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 26 (330.2288) | 1 / 26 (348.5372) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 36 (335.3828) | 1 / 36 (355.4172) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 26 (337.6456) | 3 / 26 (348.5372) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 30 / 40 (322.2172) | 1 / 40 (349.6916) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 32 (331.9544) | 3 / 32 (335.9544) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 20 (323.3712) | 8 / 20 (321.0972) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 10 / 23 (329.6800) | 12 / 23 (326.8228) | Ishy Links BBQ |