Head-to-head
NEVER EASY BBQ vs TEAM CRAWFORD
15 head-to-head wins
Met
30 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
NEVER EASY BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| NEVER EASY BBQ | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 130 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 12 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±2.26% | 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)
| NEVER EASY BBQ | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (30 meetings) | 11 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 12 |
| 12 | Pork (30 meetings) | 18 |
| 14 | Brisket (30 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — TEAM CRAWFORD leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cruisin' and BBQin' 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Shenandoah ShenDig 2 times — NEVER EASY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ 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 - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.94 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2026-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEVER EASY BBQ | TEAM CRAWFORD | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 33 / 83 (687.3256) | 53 / 83 (679.3372) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 18 / 26 (680.9940) | 20 / 26 (677.6000) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 10 / 17 (694.7656) | 9 / 17 (695.3368) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 3 / 28 (702.2400) | 9 / 28 (693.0512) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 77 (685.1428) | 13 / 77 (687.9544) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 6 / 17 (684.4800) | 8 / 17 (681.6000) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke | 19 / 25 (669.6572) | 20 / 25 (669.0284) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | 197 / 401 (678.1940) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 10 / 25 (688.4800) | 2 / 25 (703.3944) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 15 / 44 (682.8112) | 14 / 44 (684.0000) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 14 / 18 (677.0516) | 7 / 18 (686.7772) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 31 (664.4112) | 12 / 31 (678.2060) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 7 / 30 (694.2172) | 13 / 30 (686.7312) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 18 / 33 (679.9200) | 11 / 33 (685.6228) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | 53 / 444 (693.6456) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 22 / 36 (671.8968) | 14 / 36 (681.0512) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 23 / 45 (677.6804) | 26 / 45 (675.3140) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 14 / 36 (678.8000) | 3 / 36 (686.2744) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 189 / 505 (675.3256) | 77 / 505 (686.8456) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (672.4684) | 21 / 32 (665.0972) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 14 / 35 (678.8000) | 28 / 35 (661.0860) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 56 / 467 (682.2856) | 166 / 467 (669.6684) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 23 / 35 (660.4228) | 7 / 35 (679.3600) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 7 / 26 (680.5600) | 13 / 26 (667.3712) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 25 / 32 (644.4340) | 21 / 32 (655.8972) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 36 / 66 (666.2400) | 39 / 66 (663.4396) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 41 / 47 (651.3140) | 43 / 47 (646.2060) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 36 / 53 (657.0632) | 46 / 53 (644.5256) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 38 / 49 (641.5656) | 32 / 49 (651.9888) | TEAM CRAWFORD |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 316 / 468 (645.0512) | 177 / 468 (667.9884) | TEAM CRAWFORD |