Head-to-head
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ vs Damn Fine Beef & Swine
22 head-to-head wins
Met
71 times in the data
49 head-to-head wins
Damn Fine Beef & Swine has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 226 | Contests | 130 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 36 | Category wins | 36 |
| 18 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 146.2% |
| 95.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.6% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.01% |
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 RUSHMORE BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Chicken (70 meetings) | 52 |
| 27 | Pork Ribs (76 meetings) | 49 |
| 33 | Pork (67 meetings) | 34 |
| 32 | Brisket (67 meetings) | 35 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 5 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 3 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Meat Inferno 3 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.67 points at 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2024-03-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2023-08-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 62 / 83 (674.1140) | 26 / 83 (693.0856) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 51 / 101 (685.6456) | 11 / 101 (698.8116) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | 72 / 401 (691.9656) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 123 / 158 (675.3144) | 41 / 158 (693.0512) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 42 / 50 (673.5656) | 21 / 50 (689.0396) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 43 / 53 (676.4112) | 20 / 53 (691.3600) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | 20 / 36 (691.3256) | 5 / 36 (702.8116) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 21 / 30 (674.1368) | 2 / 30 (693.6228) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno | 9 / 21 (687.3488) | 1 / 21 (705.6800) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2 / 62 (704.5372) | 4 / 62 (703.3712) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 9 / 19 (693.0972) | 2 / 19 (703.9656) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 9 / 18 (692.5028) | 5 / 18 (697.0744) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 12 / 29 (683.8856) | 1 / 29 (702.8000) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 33 / 70 (693.0860) | 43 / 70 (689.0168) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 65 / 106 (681.6232) | 4 / 106 (705.0972) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 10 / 27 (695.9200) | 11 / 27 (692.4912) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 47 / 92 (681.5884) | 13 / 92 (697.0628) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 26 / 49 (673.6460) | 7 / 49 (686.8232) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 21 / 70 (690.7772) | 9 / 70 (697.0856) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub | 12 / 32 (679.9084) | 3 / 32 (693.6112) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | 112 / 444 (686.2168) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 77 / 169 (685.6456) | 5 / 169 (703.3828) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno | 14 / 38 (694.2056) | 1 / 38 (707.4056) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 1 / 38 (703.9656) | 3 / 38 (691.3256) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 15 / 28 (686.7424) | 12 / 28 (691.3712) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 7 / 65 (698.8000) | 13 / 65 (694.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 16 / 33 (697.1204) | 6 / 33 (705.1200) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 24 / 37 (684.4800) | 22 / 37 (686.1828) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 11 / 26 (672.5256) | 3 / 26 (687.3600) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition | 19 / 28 (679.2912) | 4 / 28 (698.2172) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 22 / 81 (698.8000) | 34 / 81 (694.2288) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 60 / 118 (682.7772) | 83 / 118 (678.7084) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 16 / 31 (686.2400) | 2 / 31 (701.6456) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 13 / 44 (686.2288) | 6 / 44 (693.6344) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | 2 / 97 (705.0972) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 39 / 58 (666.7200) | 3 / 58 (703.3944) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 29 / 40 (677.0056) | 24 / 40 (685.6344) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 16 / 47 (693.6572) | 11 / 47 (695.9084) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-10-20 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | 14 / 35 (692.4800) | 18 / 35 (690.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 41 / 81 (679.3600) | 18 / 81 (687.9312) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 108 / 211 (683.3372) | 2 / 211 (706.2744) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | 9 / 487 (700.5140) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2 / 26 (700.5028) | 7 / 26 (694.7540) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 3 / 38 (701.7032) | 7 / 38 (694.7772) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 4 / 34 (687.4060) | 16 / 34 (677.0400) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 6 / 62 (703.4056) | 14 / 62 (698.2516) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 10 / 90 (698.2056) | 6 / 90 (699.3600) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 12 / 44 (682.1944) | 4 / 44 (693.0628) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 59 (685.7144) | 18 / 59 (679.3024) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 18 / 51 (683.8740) | 23 / 51 (675.2912) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | 21 / 103 (693.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) | 14 / 29 (684.4688) | 3 / 29 (697.0856) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 30 / 68 (681.0400) | 12 / 68 (694.1940) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub | 13 / 31 (669.0856) | 3 / 31 (689.0972) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 43 / 61 (683.9200) | 7 / 61 (702.8116) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 7 / 91 (172.5716 · Other) | 22 / 91 (686.7540 · Master) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 | 16 / 32 (687.9544) | 20 / 32 (682.2172) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 22 / 40 (675.3828) | 13 / 40 (684.5488) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | 7 / 29 (694.2056) | 8 / 29 (691.3256) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 248 / 505 (668.4684) | 58 / 505 (689.0628) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 8 / 45 (339.9772 · Grilling Series) | 1 / 45 (698.7884 · Master) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 11 / 45 (687.9656) | 8 / 45 (691.9312) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 4 / 25 (699.4176) | 11 / 25 (691.9200) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 6 / 25 (693.6800) | 13 / 25 (683.3368) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition | 3 / 21 (698.8000) | 9 / 21 (687.3488) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 11 / 25 (681.6112) | 8 / 25 (683.3140) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin | 4 / 16 (697.6456) | 2 / 16 (701.0972) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | 30 / 41 (675.8856 · Master) | 1 / 41 (339.9544 · Backyard) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off | 10 / 19 (680.4456 · Master) | 1 / 19 (347.9656 · Backyard) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 21 / 27 (673.0056 · Master) | 1 / 27 (349.1200 · Backyard) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | 3 / 24 (174.2860 · Grilling Series) | 1 / 24 (351.4172 · Backyard) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |