Head-to-head
12 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
T-Rex BBQ is the team most often one call behind NEVER EASY BBQ (3 times).
Career comparison
| NEVER EASY BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 78 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 9 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±2.26% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.21% |
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)
| NEVER EASY BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 8 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 15 |
| 12 | Pork (28 meetings) | 16 |
| 6 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 22 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cruisin' and BBQin' 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — NEVER EASY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.54 points at Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff (2021-07-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4908 points at Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest (2022-06-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEVER EASY BBQ | T-Rex BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 18 / 26 (680.9940) | 14 / 26 (684.4800) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 10 / 17 (694.7656) | 15 / 17 (685.0284) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 77 (685.1428) | 38 / 77 (679.3716) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | 175 / 401 (680.4800) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 10 / 25 (688.4800) | 21 / 25 (675.9088) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 15 / 39 (690.7308) | 2 / 39 (702.8232) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 32 / 56 (689.0628) | 14 / 56 (697.0744) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 15 / 44 (682.8112) | 9 / 44 (688.5260) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 14 / 18 (677.0516) | 15 / 18 (676.4916) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 31 (664.4112) | 16 / 31 (672.4572) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 15 / 26 (669.5656) | 7 / 26 (681.6460) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 25 / 28 (655.8288) | 21 / 28 (667.2800) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 18 / 33 (679.9200) | 21 / 33 (677.6344) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | 222 / 444 (676.4572) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 33 / 58 (681.5884) | 39 / 58 (670.6856) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 22 / 36 (671.8968) | 6 / 36 (687.3256) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 27 / 50 (673.5768) | 25 / 50 (677.6344) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 23 / 45 (677.6804) | 7 / 45 (692.5372) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 14 / 36 (678.8000) | 1 / 36 (697.6572) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (672.4684) | 17 / 32 (671.9776) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 14 / 35 (678.8000) | 4 / 35 (689.0856) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 23 / 35 (660.4228) | 21 / 35 (662.7428) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 7 / 26 (680.5600) | 22 / 26 (649.0172) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 25 / 32 (644.4340) | 17 / 32 (661.0516) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 36 / 66 (666.2400) | 52 / 66 (646.7204) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 26 / 36 (672.4800) | 27 / 36 (666.1144) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 23 / 36 (640.5716) | 13 / 36 (658.1944) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 38 / 49 (641.5656) | 37 / 49 (643.3488) | T-Rex BBQ |