Head-to-head
12 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Mulkey's BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Mulkey's BBQ | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 130 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 8 | Category wins | 12 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 98.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 23% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±1.24% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.01% |
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)
| Mulkey's BBQ | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 7 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 6 |
| 11 | Pork (17 meetings) | 6 |
| 13 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Mulkey's 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 — Mulkey's BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Mulkey's BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Mulkey's BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.66 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7372 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Mulkey's BBQ | TEAM CRAWFORD | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 22 / 83 (694.1940) | 53 / 83 (679.3372) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 32 / 82 (697.0396) | 39 / 82 (694.2056) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 35 / 117 (692.4800) | 22 / 117 (696.5144) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 64 / 101 (681.6000) | 52 / 101 (685.6344) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 / 401 (706.8572) | 197 / 401 (678.1940) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 14 / 158 (698.2172) | 89 / 158 (685.0400) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 7 / 25 (691.9316) | 2 / 25 (703.3944) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 16 / 90 (695.8968) | 35 / 90 (690.2284) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 7 / 70 (701.6456) | 37 / 70 (690.7772) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 16 / 106 (699.3484) | 74 / 106 (679.3260) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 106 / 444 (686.7772) | 53 / 444 (693.6456) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 10 / 169 (701.0740) | 13 / 169 (699.3368) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 1 / 56 (705.0856) | 24 / 56 (683.8856) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 14 / 53 (691.3484) | 24 / 53 (685.0400) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 18 / 487 (698.2056) | 91 / 487 (686.8456) | Mulkey's BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 110 / 505 (683.3256) | 77 / 505 (686.8456) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 103 / 467 (675.8856) | 166 / 467 (669.6684) | Mulkey's BBQ |