Head-to-head
MAD MUTT'S BBQ vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
17 head-to-head wins
Met
47 times in the data
30 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Contests | 226 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 17 | Category wins | 36 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 98.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±2.02% | 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)
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (47 meetings) | 23 |
| 23 | Pork Ribs (51 meetings) | 28 |
| 14 | Pork (47 meetings) | 33 |
| 17 | Brisket (47 meetings) | 30 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — MAD MUTT'S BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — MAD MUTT'S BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ 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 Bricks 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.91 points at 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2020-03-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5144 points at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2019-08-02)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 14 / 101 (697.6800) | 51 / 101 (685.6456) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 122 / 401 (686.7540) | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 114 / 158 (678.1600) | 123 / 158 (675.3144) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 10 / 30 (686.1944) | 3 / 30 (698.2284) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 18 / 92 (691.9316) | 47 / 92 (681.5884) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 30 / 70 (684.4796) | 21 / 70 (690.7772) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 136 / 444 (684.5260) | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 4 / 38 (689.0168) | 1 / 38 (703.9656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 20 / 31 (681.6228) | 16 / 31 (686.2400) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 37 / 97 (686.8004) | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 57 / 211 (689.6572) | 108 / 211 (683.3372) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 61 / 487 (690.2860) | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks | 10 / 44 (686.7772) | 1 / 44 (704.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 10 / 62 (700.5028) | 6 / 62 (703.4056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 68 / 90 (676.4112) | 10 / 90 (698.2056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition | 8 / 33 (698.8116) | 7 / 33 (699.3716) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 6 / 44 (690.2172) | 12 / 44 (682.1944) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 26 / 103 (688.4916) | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 13 / 68 (692.5256) | 30 / 68 (681.0400) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 241 / 505 (669.5656) | 248 / 505 (668.4684) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 190 / 249 (672.4456) | 46 / 249 (691.3828) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition | 15 / 21 (674.7888) | 3 / 21 (698.8000) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 31 / 36 (670.1372) | 6 / 36 (694.2056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 4 / 25 (691.3944) | 11 / 25 (681.6112) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin | 8 / 16 (686.7544) | 4 / 16 (697.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 19 / 71 (680.4916) | 11 / 71 (686.8116) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 64 / 92 (682.7768) | 42 / 92 (689.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 75 / 111 (671.8512) | 78 / 111 (670.6972) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 | 5 / 33 (695.3944) | 17 / 33 (687.9432) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 17 / 467 (692.5256 · Master) | 34 / 467 (503.3832 · Open Comp) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 128 / 185 (674.7772) | 59 / 185 (685.6228) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails | 14 / 53 (693.0396) | 18 / 53 (685.6000) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 15 / 25 (686.2056) | 9 / 25 (692.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 9 / 39 (685.6460) | 25 / 39 (673.6004) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 17 / 70 (685.0628) | 19 / 70 (684.5372) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 88 / 94 (661.5656) | 89 / 94 (660.4688) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 60 / 93 (667.8744) | 70 / 93 (659.8740) | MAD MUTT'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | 30 / 38 (670.7084) | 4 / 38 (697.1316) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ | 20 / 34 (663.8972) | 5 / 34 (682.8456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks | 33 / 43 (665.0056) | 10 / 43 (688.5144) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 24 / 30 (674.7656) | 14 / 30 (685.6916) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 19 / 32 (675.3256) | 5 / 32 (695.3716) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 27 / 42 (673.5884) | 20 / 42 (681.0168) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin | 31 / 34 (660.4916) | 11 / 34 (683.9428) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 32 / 68 (670.1940) | 3 / 68 (697.1088) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest | 17 / 29 (670.7888) | 14 / 29 (684.5032) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 24 / 30 (667.3484) | 23 / 30 (667.8628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |