Head-to-head
NEVER EASY BBQ vs MACHETE BOYS BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
NEVER EASY BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| NEVER EASY BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 126 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 3 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±2.26% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.2% |
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 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 9 | Pork (22 meetings) | 13 |
| 10 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 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: 37.90 points at Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2021-06-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2024-09-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NEVER EASY BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 33 / 83 (687.3256) | 55 / 83 (679.3256) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 3 / 28 (702.2400) | 16 / 28 (685.6344) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 77 (685.1428) | 44 / 77 (677.6228) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | 171 / 401 (681.0968) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 14 / 18 (677.0516) | 6 / 18 (686.8000) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 35 / 62 (682.7428) | 13 / 62 (696.5144) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 15 / 26 (669.5656) | 17 / 26 (668.4916) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 25 / 28 (655.8288) | 17 / 28 (677.0400) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 18 / 33 (679.9200) | 16 / 33 (682.1944) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | 104 / 444 (686.8228) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 33 / 58 (681.5884) | 32 / 58 (682.1484) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 189 / 505 (675.3256) | 61 / 505 (688.5140) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (672.4684) | 6 / 32 (683.9428) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 74 / 111 (671.8740) | 64 / 111 (677.0168) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 14 / 35 (678.8000) | 6 / 35 (688.0232) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 23 / 35 (660.4228) | 27 / 35 (657.5656) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 25 / 32 (644.4340) | 3 / 32 (682.3316) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 36 / 66 (666.2400) | 34 / 66 (667.8972) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 23 / 36 (640.5716) | 17 / 36 (653.0628) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 41 / 47 (651.3140) | 42 / 47 (649.0400) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 36 / 53 (657.0632) | 45 / 53 (646.1944) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | 20 / 38 (653.6344) | 34 / 38 (641.0516) | NEVER EASY BBQ |