Head-to-head
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY vs RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
17 head-to-head wins
Met
40 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Contests | 84 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 11 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 94.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±2.85% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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)
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Chicken (40 meetings) | 13 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (47 meetings) | 28 |
| 12 | Pork (40 meetings) | 28 |
| 20 | Brisket (40 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 4 times — LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 35.60 points at Cookin On Kampeska (2019-07-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0920 points at Fire on Ice BBQ Championship (2025-02-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 14 / 33 (681.0400) | 5 / 33 (687.9776) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 14 / 48 (685.6576) | 4 / 48 (693.6456) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 15 / 77 (687.3368) | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 14 / 71 (685.0168) | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 16 / 46 (678.7768) | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 27 / 31 (666.7540) | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 3 / 26 (686.7428) | 4 / 26 (685.0632) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (682.2172) | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 5 / 42 (689.6456) | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 134 / 444 (684.5372) | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 9 / 27 (683.3256) | 4 / 27 (689.0512) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 6 / 34 (693.0744) | 15 / 34 (678.2172) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 19 / 32 (671.8628) | 7 / 32 (686.7656) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (683.9200) | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 101 / 487 (686.2284) | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 8 / 39 (677.6116) | 9 / 39 (677.0516) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 59 (678.7888) | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 245 / 505 (668.5028) | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 93 / 249 (685.0284) | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (669.6344) | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 12 / 40 (674.2172) | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 37 (686.7772) | 9 / 37 (683.9316) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 8 / 39 (683.3372) | 12 / 39 (677.0856) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 23 / 59 (674.1368) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 12 / 33 (678.1712) | 4 / 33 (686.8344) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 9 / 45 (671.9432) | 6 / 45 (677.6800) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 20 / 52 (666.1712) | 17 / 52 (670.2288) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 9 / 49 (681.0512) | 13 / 49 (677.0512) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 34 / 60 (661.0400) | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 3 / 33 (695.9544) | 8 / 33 (686.8688) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 17 / 40 (669.0400) | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 15 / 45 (676.4796) | 1 / 45 (700.5716) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 20 / 30 (657.6000) | 12 / 30 (666.7084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 5 / 47 (683.9084) | 11 / 47 (678.8116) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 3 / 53 (685.0972) | 33 / 53 (660.5144) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 7 / 49 (690.8344) | 17 / 49 (679.3716) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 13 / 29 (679.8740) | 11 / 29 (681.0744) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 13 / 46 (681.0516) | 24 / 46 (666.8000) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska | 3 / 40 (688.0000) | 27 / 40 (652.3996) | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 57 (673.6688) | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |