Head-to-head
KC Meat Sweats vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| KC Meat Sweats | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 226 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 5 | Category wins | 36 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 93.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.8% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.6% |
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 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 17 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 16 |
| 3 | Pork (27 meetings) | 24 |
| 8 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Meat Inferno 3 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Trails 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.21 points at Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off (2020-08-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7256 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | KC Meat Sweats | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 92 / 101 (660.3768) | 51 / 101 (685.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 168 / 401 (681.6456) | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 19 / 30 (676.4112) | 21 / 30 (674.1368) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno | 12 / 21 (681.0172) | 9 / 21 (687.3488) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 14 / 29 (681.5884) | 12 / 29 (683.8856) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 70 / 92 (666.1484) | 47 / 92 (681.5884) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 175 / 444 (680.4684) | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno | 25 / 38 (675.8628) | 14 / 38 (694.2056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 29 / 38 (671.2684) | 1 / 38 (703.9656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 35 / 65 (675.3140) | 7 / 65 (698.8000) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 64 / 97 (675.2568) | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 32 / 47 (681.0056) | 16 / 47 (693.6572) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 316 / 487 (661.5424) | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 11 / 38 (690.2176) | 3 / 38 (701.7032) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks | 9 / 44 (689.0400) | 1 / 44 (704.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 45 / 62 (689.0512) | 6 / 62 (703.4056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 49 / 90 (683.8740) | 10 / 90 (698.2056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 3 / 44 (693.6572) | 12 / 44 (682.1944) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 48 / 103 (681.0056) | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | 22 / 29 (667.2224) | 7 / 29 (694.2056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 235 / 505 (670.1940) | 248 / 505 (668.4684) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 167 / 467 (163.3828) | 34 / 467 (503.3832) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails | 29 / 53 (666.0912) | 18 / 53 (685.6000) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails | 32 / 48 (656.4112) | 16 / 48 (685.6344) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | 36 / 37 (643.2912) | 14 / 37 (688.5028) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails | 9 / 53 (674.2400) | 10 / 53 (671.9884) | KC Meat Sweats |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 122 / 468 (343.4516) | 54 / 468 (499.3372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |