Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BAMBQ | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 53 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 92.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±1.77% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.26% |
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)
| BAMBQ | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Pork (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 11 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.16 points at Smoketoberfest (2019-10-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at King of the Corn (2022-10-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BAMBQ | NEVER EASY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 16 / 36 (678.2172) | 14 / 36 (678.8000) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 47 / 505 (690.8572) | 189 / 505 (675.3256) | BAMBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 12 / 32 (677.0400) | 16 / 32 (672.4684) | BAMBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 79 / 467 (489.8404 · Open Comp) | 56 / 467 (682.2856 · Master) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 32 / 35 (647.9088) | 23 / 35 (660.4228) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 20 / 26 (659.3376) | 7 / 26 (680.5600) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 9 / 32 (670.7656) | 25 / 32 (644.4340) | BAMBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 53 / 66 (645.7032) | 36 / 66 (666.2400) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 4 / 36 (670.1944) | 23 / 36 (640.5716) | BAMBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 20 / 49 (677.7264) | 38 / 49 (641.5656) | BAMBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 133 / 468 (172.5828 · Open Comp) | 316 / 468 (645.0512 · Master) | BAMBQ |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | 16 / 38 (661.0288) | 20 / 38 (653.6344) | BAMBQ |