Head-to-head
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ vs AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
25 head-to-head wins
Met
56 times in the data
31 head-to-head wins
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 226 | Contests | 102 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 36 | Category wins | 11 |
| 18 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 95.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.6% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (55 meetings) | 31 |
| 25 | Pork Ribs (56 meetings) | 31 |
| 32 | Pork (56 meetings) | 24 |
| 22 | Brisket (54 meetings) | 32 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 4 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 155.37 points at SJV Winter Rub (2025-01-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2023-03-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 62 / 83 (674.1140) | 20 / 83 (694.2172) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 21 / 71 (681.6912) | 7 / 71 (690.8344) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 51 / 101 (685.6456) | 35 / 101 (691.3140) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 20 / 68 (687.9312) | 7 / 68 (697.1312) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | 7 / 401 (703.4060) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 123 / 158 (675.3144) | 88 / 158 (685.0400) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2 / 62 (704.5372) | 23 / 62 (689.0744) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 47 / 92 (681.5884) | 12 / 92 (697.0740) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 21 / 70 (690.7772) | 13 / 70 (694.7656) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub | 12 / 32 (679.9084) | 32 / 32 (524.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | 87 / 444 (689.0972) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 77 / 169 (685.6456) | 7 / 169 (702.8344) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | 22 / 33 (681.0400) | 23 / 33 (680.4572) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 7 / 65 (698.8000) | 4 / 65 (702.2744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | 10 / 97 (696.5028) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | 33 / 487 (694.2516) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2 / 26 (700.5028) | 1 / 26 (700.5144) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2023-09-14 | WINGS 4 WATER 2023 (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 6 / 37 (170.2744) | 25 / 37 (158.2172) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 6 / 62 (703.4056) | 58 / 62 (682.1600) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 10 / 90 (698.2056) | 11 / 90 (697.6804) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 12 / 44 (682.1944) | 20 / 44 (678.1832) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | 5 / 103 (698.2172) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 30 / 68 (681.0400) | 31 / 68 (681.0284) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub | 13 / 31 (669.0856) | 2 / 31 (690.7884) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 248 / 505 (668.4684) | 79 / 505 (686.8228) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 46 / 249 (691.3828) | 146 / 249 (678.7540) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 31 / 54 (679.2908) | 24 / 54 (683.3140) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 6 / 36 (694.2056) | 17 / 36 (684.4340) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 1 / 35 (703.3828) | 2 / 35 (702.2628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 11 / 71 (686.8116) | 9 / 71 (687.9200) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 42 / 92 (689.6456) | 85 / 92 (671.8396) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 78 / 111 (670.6972) | 60 / 111 (677.0628) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 34 / 467 (503.3832 · Open Comp) | 99 / 467 (675.9428 · Master) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 59 / 185 (685.6228) | 139 / 185 (671.9544) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 19 / 70 (684.5372) | 3 / 70 (695.9312) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 89 / 94 (660.4688) | 72 / 94 (674.1828) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 70 / 93 (659.8740) | 1 / 93 (706.2744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 31 / 58 (683.3372) | 35 / 58 (681.5996) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 43 / 64 (673.6456) | 7 / 64 (696.4912) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | 4 / 38 (697.1316) | 11 / 38 (687.3256) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 1 / 36 (701.0972) | 12 / 36 (686.2172) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 | 5 / 56 (694.8116) | 21 / 56 (684.4568) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 | 38 / 56 (671.8856) | 24 / 56 (677.6116) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails | 16 / 48 (685.6344) | 12 / 48 (690.7656) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ | 5 / 34 (682.8456) | 6 / 34 (682.7424) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | 14 / 37 (688.5028) | 15 / 37 (688.5028) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks | 10 / 43 (688.5144) | 8 / 43 (689.0744) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 14 / 30 (685.6916) | 23 / 30 (675.9200) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Farm Stock Smoke Off | 17 / 21 (672.4912) | 2 / 21 (703.9772) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 5 / 32 (695.3716) | 10 / 32 (687.3828) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 20 / 42 (681.0168) | 3 / 42 (697.1200) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 68 (697.1088) | 19 / 68 (679.9544) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest | 14 / 29 (684.5032) | 1 / 29 (709.1200) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 54 / 468 (499.3372) | 34 / 468 (505.6456) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 28 / 59 (670.1828) | 15 / 59 (683.3716) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| 2019-04-06 | Smoke On the Border | 14 / 29 (667.8968) | 2 / 29 (701.7260) | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |