Head-to-head
Meat Candy Q vs Porterhouse BBQ
30 head-to-head wins
Met
43 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Meat Candy Q has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Meat Candy Q | Porterhouse BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Contests | 50 |
| 12 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 44 | Category wins | 10 |
| 25 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 99.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 96% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 23% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.71% |
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)
| Meat Candy Q | Porterhouse BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chicken (43 meetings) | 17 |
| 28 | Pork Ribs (43 meetings) | 15 |
| 34 | Pork (43 meetings) | 9 |
| 23 | Brisket (42 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ, Boots & Brew 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best Dam Barbeque 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 184.61 points at Q's & Brews (2025-03-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at BBQ on the Bay Day 2 (2022-09-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Meat Candy Q | Porterhouse BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown | 1 / 29 (704.0112) | 21 / 29 (669.0632) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | 5 / 33 (699.9772) | 20 / 33 (681.0516) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 19 / 41 (685.6460) | 3 / 41 (705.0856) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 19 / 53 (683.3832) | 13 / 53 (686.7428) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 17 / 90 (693.6228) | 12 / 90 (695.9200) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 38 / 401 (696.5028) | 138 / 401 (684.5028) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 5 / 158 (703.3828) | 138 / 158 (669.5660) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 12 / 35 (696.4912) | 14 / 35 (695.9316) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest | 3 / 39 (701.7144) | 28 / 39 (677.0400) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition | 2 / 19 (702.8116) | 14 / 19 (668.4572) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | 7 / 26 (685.6000) | 1 / 26 (695.9544) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews | 1 / 26 (701.1316) | 26 / 26 (516.5260) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest | 10 / 29 (680.5256) | 3 / 29 (694.7888) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 4 / 48 (690.1944) | 2 / 48 (696.5372) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 35 / 74 (678.7772) | 53 / 74 (670.2056) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 66 / 444 (691.8968) | 152 / 444 (683.8972) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 148 / 169 (670.1256) | 83 / 169 (684.5144) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 4 / 35 (701.7376) | 5 / 35 (701.7028) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion | 10 / 22 (681.0172) | 5 / 22 (696.5144) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | 2 / 39 (683.9544) | 19 / 39 (666.7316) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque | 9 / 33 (687.3600) | 1 / 33 (695.3600) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew | 2 / 39 (703.3944) | 12 / 39 (687.3712) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 11 / 27 (681.0740) | 14 / 27 (675.3368) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 3 / 58 (697.6800) | 24 / 58 (678.2056) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 2 / 40 (706.2744) | 13 / 40 (691.3600) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic | 5 / 26 (689.0628) | 18 / 26 (662.1256) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 20 / 29 (668.4684) | 10 / 29 (681.0744) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 2 / 43 (704.5256) | 13 / 43 (687.3256) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-05-26 | Best Dam Barbeque | 5 / 27 (698.2400) | 9 / 27 (689.0284) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 9 / 45 (679.8856) | 16 / 45 (675.8628) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 | 4 / 16 (700.5256) | 3 / 16 (700.5372) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 | 1 / 17 (705.1200) | 8 / 17 (682.2400) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 5 / 27 (675.9312) | 2 / 27 (685.0628) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival | 2 / 37 (701.0856) | 26 / 37 (666.6856) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 9 / 25 (688.4800) | 14 / 25 (677.0172) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (682.7772) | 14 / 25 (668.4572) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 15 / 27 (691.3828) | 21 / 27 (678.2172) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2 / 37 (695.9428) | 12 / 37 (678.8000) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | 10 / 34 (688.5256) | 14 / 34 (685.0632) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 5 / 30 (693.0860) | 7 / 30 (687.3944) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 11 / 59 (679.9540) | 38 / 59 (659.8400) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 5 / 33 (691.9200) | 2 / 33 (697.0512) | Porterhouse BBQ |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 17 / 70 (674.1484) | 52 / 70 (650.1484) | Meat Candy Q |