Head-to-head
KC Meat Sweats vs Barking Dog BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
26 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Barking Dog BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| KC Meat Sweats | Barking Dog BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 79 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 5 | Category wins | 8 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 93.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.8% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.36% |
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)
| KC Meat Sweats | Barking Dog BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (26 meetings) | 14 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (26 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Pork (26 meetings) | 18 |
| 9 | Brisket (26 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 3 times — KC Meat Sweats leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Barking Dog BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.75 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2024-06-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.9144 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2022-06-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | KC Meat Sweats | Barking Dog BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks | 23 / 52 (687.9088) | 15 / 52 (694.7772) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 92 / 101 (660.3768) | 66 / 101 (679.3484) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 168 / 401 (681.6456) | 101 / 401 (689.0744) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 19 / 30 (676.4112) | 11 / 30 (683.3028) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 25 / 53 (688.5028) | 36 / 53 (671.8400) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 20 / 159 (687.9312) | 46 / 159 (672.5028) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 70 / 92 (666.1484) | 52 / 92 (679.3256) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 175 / 444 (680.4684) | 26 / 444 (697.1200) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water | 4 / 31 (696.5144) | 7 / 31 (692.5372) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 29 / 38 (671.2684) | 28 / 38 (673.0284) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 88 / 172 (646.7996) | 9 / 172 (688.5484) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 64 / 97 (675.2568) | 47 / 97 (683.3144) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 316 / 487 (661.5424) | 202 / 487 (677.6112) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 11 / 38 (690.2176) | 14 / 38 (686.2172) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks | 9 / 44 (689.0400) | 19 / 44 (680.9940) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 45 / 62 (689.0512) | 59 / 62 (681.6000) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 49 / 90 (683.8740) | 29 / 90 (691.9316) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 3 / 44 (693.6572) | 32 / 44 (668.9712) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 48 / 103 (681.0056) | 7 / 103 (697.6688) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 235 / 505 (670.1940) | 205 / 505 (673.6572) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 14 / 37 (681.6116) | 3 / 37 (698.2284) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 32 / 164 (670.2168) | 29 / 164 (673.1312) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 39 / 94 (678.2056) | 22 / 94 (685.0512) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 167 / 467 (163.3828 · Open Comp) | 195 / 467 (666.7544 · Master) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails | 29 / 53 (666.0912) | 23 / 53 (681.6456) | Barking Dog BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails | 32 / 48 (656.4112) | 27 / 48 (673.0284) | Barking Dog BBQ |