Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 188 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 12 | Category wins | 47 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 28% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.48% | 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)
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 11 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Pork (12 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ 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: 22.37 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0460 points at All American BBQ Throwdown (2023-08-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 19 / 26 (671.3144) | 17 / 26 (674.1140) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 3 / 26 (689.0512) | 1 / 26 (694.8000) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 50 / 81 (677.1088) | 29 / 81 (684.4452) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 13 / 44 (675.9200) | 14 / 44 (675.8740) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 11 / 25 (681.6456) | 2 / 25 (699.9312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 152 / 505 (679.3484) | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 48 / 249 (690.8344) | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 50 (677.6116) | 1 / 50 (697.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 143 / 467 (672.4684) | 11 / 467 (694.8340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 63 / 185 (685.0628) | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 40 (666.2284) | 17 / 40 (663.8396) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ | 3 / 42 (685.0628) | 1 / 42 (699.3828) | THE BBQ BUS |