Head-to-head
MEAN MOE'S BBQ vs Backdraft BBQ
6 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
Backdraft BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | Backdraft BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 87 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 12 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.2% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.2% |
| top 28% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±1.48% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.08% |
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 | Backdraft BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 2 |
| 8 | Pork (8 meetings) | 0 |
| 4 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 2 times — MEAN MOE'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 2 times — MEAN MOE'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.77 points at Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition (2024-05-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | Backdraft BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 19 / 26 (671.3144) | 9 / 26 (683.9660) | Backdraft BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 20 / 33 (662.7660) | 19 / 33 (663.8748) | Backdraft BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 3 / 26 (689.0512) | 24 / 26 (639.2800) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 13 / 44 (675.9200) | 37 / 44 (647.3832) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 11 / 25 (681.6456) | 23 / 25 (648.4456) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 50 (677.6116) | 41 / 50 (634.7428) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 143 / 467 (672.4684) | 145 / 467 (672.4568) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 63 / 185 (685.0628) | 135 / 185 (674.1488) | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |