Head-to-head
Not Bad BBQ vs Natural Born Grillers
0 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Natural Born Grillers has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Not Bad BBQ | Natural Born Grillers | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Contests | 20 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 92.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| 87.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.6% |
| top 75% | Avg finish | top 50% |
| ±3.49% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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)
| Not Bad BBQ | Natural Born Grillers | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — Natural Born Grillers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.75 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 6.3316 points at Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-08-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Not Bad BBQ | Natural Born Grillers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 14 (333.0856) | 5 / 14 (339.4172) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 20 / 25 (327.3600) | 15 / 25 (337.6572) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 32 / 77 (302.8228) | 26 / 77 (322.7772) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 24 / 24 (301.6456) | 17 / 24 (331.3712) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 40 / 58 (301.0056) | 29 / 58 (330.7540) | Natural Born Grillers |