Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| B 3 BBQ | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Contests | 62 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 7 | Category wins | 8 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 62% |
| ±1.28% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.9% |
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)
| B 3 BBQ | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Pork (19 meetings) | 8 |
| 11 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 4 times — B 3 BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — B 3 BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — TAILGATE GUYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.78 points at Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) (2024-07-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4056 points at Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) (2026-07-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | B 3 BBQ | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 23 / 32 (689.6576) | 13 / 32 (693.6456) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 25 / 32 (675.3260) | 24 / 32 (678.7316) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 164 / 401 (682.2056) | 98 / 401 (689.0976) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 14 / 62 (695.9200) | 26 / 62 (687.9084) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 10 / 28 (693.0976) | 22 / 28 (683.3144) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 23 / 32 (679.2912) | 15 / 32 (690.7884) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 204 / 444 (678.1484) | 249 / 444 (671.9312) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 22 / 33 (688.5028) | 31 / 33 (667.8744) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 27 / 37 (680.4800) | 35 / 37 (654.6972) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 27 / 40 (683.4060) | 32 / 40 (672.4920) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 27 / 47 (685.6456) | 36 / 47 (675.3256) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 89 / 487 (687.3828) | 177 / 487 (679.4284) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 11 / 28 (690.1828) | 24 / 28 (666.1716) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 9 / 31 (688.4800) | 14 / 31 (683.3484) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 167 / 505 (677.6344) | 225 / 505 (671.4516) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 25 / 467 (689.0856 · Master) | 73 / 467 (492.5600 · Open Comp) | B 3 BBQ |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 | 20 / 25 (658.7660) | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 | 17 / 25 (664.9828) | 16 / 25 (670.7544) | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 15 / 37 (676.4452) | 17 / 37 (673.0284) | B 3 BBQ |