Head-to-head
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS vs THE BBQ BUS
18 head-to-head wins
Met
35 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 116 | Contests | 188 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 13 | Category wins | 47 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.45% | 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)
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (35 meetings) | 18 |
| 22 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 17 |
| 21 | Pork (35 meetings) | 14 |
| 15 | Brisket (35 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 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: 28.66 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6288 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 42 / 125 (689.0516) | 28 / 125 (693.0628) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 4 / 401 (706.2284) | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 43 / 158 (692.4684) | 21 / 158 (696.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 6 / 32 (698.2168) | 20 / 32 (686.1828) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 74 / 100 (671.2916) | 33 / 100 (689.0628) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 78 / 444 (690.2168) | 114 / 444 (686.1940) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 20 / 169 (695.9428) | 4 / 169 (704.5256) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 48 / 81 (690.7772) | 68 / 81 (680.4340) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 25 / 118 (693.0628) | 100 / 118 (667.2568) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 29 / 93 (688.4800) | 18 / 93 (693.6228) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 18 / 60 (690.7884) | 22 / 60 (689.0744) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 44 / 211 (690.8228) | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 200 / 487 (677.6568) | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 232 / 505 (670.7424) | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 115 / 249 (682.2632) | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 25 (679.3028) | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 8 / 28 (690.7772) | 22 / 28 (672.3996) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 | 23 / 33 (680.9940) | 16 / 33 (689.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | 8 / 41 (693.6572) | 6 / 41 (695.9428) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 3 / 467 (700.5372) | 11 / 467 (694.8340) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 96 / 185 (680.4456) | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 11 / 29 (675.3256) | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 7 / 25 (681.6116) | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 15 / 38 (675.3140) | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 17 / 43 (676.4912) | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 22 / 49 (670.2176) | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 4 / 57 (698.8348) | 1 / 57 (701.6456) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 25 / 41 (656.9596) | 21 / 41 (666.6740) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 17 / 66 (678.1712) | 27 / 66 (670.2052) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 5 / 25 (678.1832) | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 15 / 30 (670.7540) | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 4 / 53 (687.3944) | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 23 / 63 (675.3256) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 17 / 69 (676.4684) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 15 / 66 (666.2056) | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS |