Head-to-head
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ vs THE BBQ BUS
15 head-to-head wins
Met
34 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Contests | 188 |
| 8 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 25 | Category wins | 47 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 99.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 26% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.61% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 17 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (34 meetings) | 18 |
| 23 | Pork (34 meetings) | 11 |
| 14 | Brisket (34 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 42.47 points at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2024-05-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival (2021-08-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 17 / 125 (697.6688) | 28 / 125 (693.0628) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 43 / 401 (695.4288) | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 44 / 158 (692.4684) | 21 / 158 (696.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 218 / 444 (676.4684) | 114 / 444 (686.1940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 81 / 169 (685.5768) | 4 / 169 (704.5256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 72 / 87 (658.7540) | 76 / 87 (654.1256) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 6 / 58 (699.3716) | 1 / 58 (708.5716) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 25 / 81 (697.0860) | 68 / 81 (680.4340) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 1 / 118 (709.7260) | 100 / 118 (667.2568) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Derby Park Que Off | 1 / 21 (701.6456) | 10 / 21 (679.2912) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 31 / 93 (687.3256) | 18 / 93 (693.6228) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 135 / 211 (678.1716) | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 36 / 487 (694.2056) | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 15 / 32 (673.0172) | 11 / 32 (679.8740) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 100 / 505 (684.4568) | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 11 / 249 (699.9772) | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 4 / 28 (696.4912) | 22 / 28 (672.3996) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 15 / 467 (693.0856) | 11 / 467 (694.8340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 47 / 185 (688.5372) | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 20 / 50 (686.7312) | 11 / 50 (693.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 6 / 43 (689.0400) | 7 / 43 (688.5028) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 17 / 38 (672.4572) | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 24 / 37 (673.0744) | 10 / 37 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 11 / 51 (685.0512) | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 24 / 57 (679.8740) | 1 / 57 (701.6456) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 28 / 94 (690.7656) | 5 / 94 (700.5256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 10 / 41 (678.8800) | 21 / 41 (666.6740) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 12 / 41 (677.6688) | 8 / 41 (683.9428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 7 / 50 (686.2856) | 11 / 50 (683.3484) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 2 / 53 (689.0628) | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 95 / 468 (678.2628) | 120 / 468 (675.3712) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 42 / 135 (688.5716) | 32 / 135 (690.8572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam | 18 / 26 (663.9204) | 7 / 26 (675.8740) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 7 / 31 (679.9428) | 14 / 31 (671.3144) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |