Head-to-head
NEVER EASY BBQ vs HOME FARM BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| NEVER EASY BBQ | HOME FARM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 71 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 7 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.7% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 44% |
| ±2.26% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.75% |
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 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 6 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Pork (18 meetings) | 11 |
| 6 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — HOME FARM BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ 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
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.23 points at KTD Smokn' Gobbler (2025-07-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at King of the Corn (2022-10-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEVER EASY BBQ | HOME FARM BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 33 / 83 (687.3256) | 23 / 83 (693.6228) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 3 / 28 (702.2400) | 7 / 28 (694.7656) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 77 (685.1428) | 51 / 77 (675.3260) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | 187 / 401 (679.3368) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 15 / 39 (690.7308) | 10 / 39 (695.9544) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 32 / 56 (689.0628) | 39 / 56 (683.3372) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 7 / 30 (694.2172) | 10 / 30 (693.0512) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 15 / 26 (669.5656) | 1 / 26 (694.8000) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | 35 / 444 (695.9544) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 22 / 36 (671.8968) | 19 / 36 (674.7312) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 23 / 45 (677.6804) | 32 / 45 (666.1484) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 14 / 36 (678.8000) | 11 / 36 (679.3944) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (672.4684) | 10 / 32 (679.9200) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 14 / 35 (678.8000) | 13 / 35 (682.7656) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 23 / 35 (660.4228) | 26 / 35 (658.7316) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 7 / 26 (680.5600) | 18 / 26 (663.3144) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 36 / 66 (666.2400) | 48 / 66 (653.0744) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 23 / 36 (640.5716) | 16 / 36 (653.1656) | HOME FARM BBQ |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League | 30 / 109 (166.8800) | 31 / 109 (166.8800) | NEVER EASY BBQ |