Head-to-head
Hickory Stick BBQ vs THE BBQ BUS
2 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Hickory Stick BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Contests | 188 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 1 | Category wins | 47 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±2.24% | 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)
| Hickory Stick BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork (9 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.94 points at Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition (2020-11-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.0120 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Hickory Stick BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 45 / 81 (678.1596) | 29 / 81 (684.4452) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 117 / 211 (682.2172) | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 208 / 487 (677.0288) | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | Hickory Stick BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 22 / 39 (666.7084) | 1 / 39 (700.5828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 86 / 94 (661.5888) | 5 / 94 (700.5256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 26 / 41 (656.4228) | 21 / 41 (666.6740) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 26 / 53 (671.9432) | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | Hickory Stick BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | 34 / 54 (650.6512) | 17 / 54 (678.7312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 32 / 48 (643.8744) | 9 / 48 (673.6460) | THE BBQ BUS |