Head-to-head
NEVER EASY BBQ vs Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ
11 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| NEVER EASY BBQ | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 50 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 5 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.2% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.5% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 58% |
| ±2.26% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.62% |
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 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 4 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 5 |
| 9 | Pork (17 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — NEVER EASY BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 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
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.79 points at Ottumwa Smoketoberfest (2020-10-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5256 points at Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke (2026-04-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEVER EASY BBQ | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 3 / 28 (702.2400) | 21 / 28 (675.8512) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke | 19 / 25 (669.6572) | 18 / 25 (670.1828) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | 319 / 401 (652.9592) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 15 / 39 (690.7308) | 30 / 39 (673.0168) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 18 / 33 (679.9200) | 14 / 33 (682.8112) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | 160 / 444 (682.2400) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 22 / 36 (671.8968) | 5 / 36 (687.3484) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 23 / 45 (677.6804) | 29 / 45 (669.6112) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 14 / 36 (678.8000) | 35 / 36 (641.0060) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 189 / 505 (675.3256) | 296 / 505 (661.5656) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 56 / 467 (682.2856 · Master) | 36 / 467 (502.2284 · Open Comp) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 25 / 32 (644.4340) | 28 / 32 (630.1144) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 36 / 66 (666.2400) | 61 / 66 (620.4460) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 23 / 36 (640.5716) | 28 / 36 (631.8856) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 41 / 47 (651.3140) | 44 / 47 (645.0404) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 38 / 49 (641.5656) | 30 / 49 (656.4688) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 316 / 468 (645.0512 · Master) | 109 / 468 (465.0852 · Open Comp) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |