Head-to-head
Cross Cut BBQ vs RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Cross Cut BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Contests | 84 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 1 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 92.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±2.24% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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)
| Cross Cut BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 2 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.40 points at KTD Smokn' Gobbler (2026-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4284 points at Original SD BBQ Championships (2026-06-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cross Cut BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 28 / 33 (661.5772) | 5 / 33 (687.9776) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 8 / 48 (690.2172) | 4 / 48 (693.6456) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 32 / 39 (642.7540) | 21 / 39 (663.8280) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 121 / 505 (682.2284) | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | Cross Cut BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 27 / 32 (649.0744) | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |