Head-to-head
Leaning Jowler BBQ vs Backwooder BBQ
25 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Leaning Jowler BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Contests | 38 |
| 14 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 25 | Category wins | 3 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 100% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.8% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.7% |
| top 25% | Avg finish | top 45% |
| ±2.16% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.48% |
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)
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 7 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 7 times — Leaning Jowler BBQ leads there 6–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — Leaning Jowler BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 5 times — Leaning Jowler BBQ leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 4 times — Leaning Jowler BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.76 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (2023-05-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0340 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) (2024-05-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Leaning Jowler BBQ | Backwooder BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 / 39 (346.2400) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 6 / 43 (345.6916) | 9 / 43 (342.2400) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 4 / 25 (345.1316 · Backyard) | 16 / 25 (673.0744 · Master) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 2 / 17 (345.0972) | 7 / 17 (341.6804) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 8 / 25 (339.3828) | 7 / 25 (342.2516) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 1 / 32 (347.3828) | 15 / 32 (327.8972) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 1 / 31 (352.5600) | 4 / 31 (343.9428) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 14 (338.2172) | 13 / 14 (319.8744) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 10 / 25 (335.3600) | 8 / 25 (337.6572) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 1 / 16 (349.6916) | 8 / 16 (336.5144) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 13 / 27 (337.0856) | 22 / 27 (320.5028) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2 / 30 (349.1316) | 23 / 30 (330.7884) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 4 / 10 (345.0856) | 5 / 10 (343.9428) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 10 / 26 (335.3828) | 11 / 26 (335.3368) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 7 / 21 (340.0116) | 9 / 21 (329.0744) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 / 28 (342.8228) | 16 / 28 (325.0516) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 14 / 16 (333.6228) | 3 / 16 (348.5256) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 6 / 20 (346.2628) | 18 / 20 (329.6228) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 10 / 26 (338.2056) | 3 / 26 (344.5140) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 5 / 28 (334.7656) | 15 / 28 (319.8744) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 3 / 26 (339.4176) | 7 / 26 (335.3716) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2 / 38 (342.8228) | 11 / 38 (322.1944) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 32 (335.9200) | 1 / 32 (347.9772) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 21 / 35 (331.9544) | 20 / 35 (332.4912) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 1 / 19 (346.2516) | 18 / 19 (330.7768) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 29 (334.2284) | 22 / 29 (322.8456) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 10 / 26 (335.9432) | 11 / 26 (335.3600) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 13 / 37 (335.9540) | 14 / 37 (335.9200) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 11 / 29 (333.0628) | 18 / 29 (321.6228) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 9 / 34 (329.0972) | 15 / 34 (322.2860) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 7 / 37 (339.9656) | 20 / 37 (314.2056) | Leaning Jowler BBQ |