Head-to-head
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE vs THE BBQ BUS
7 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Contests | 188 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 5 | Category wins | 47 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±4.19% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 12 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 12 | Pork (21 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Blue Barbecue 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rockin BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 171.99 points at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 (2021-06-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4056 points at Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) (2020-06-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 59 / 467 (681.6228) | 11 / 467 (694.8340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 102 / 185 (678.8228) | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 42 / 50 (671.8624) | 11 / 50 (693.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue | 21 / 30 (657.5428) | 12 / 30 (680.4340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 11 / 38 (676.4800) | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 37 / 37 (510.7884) | 10 / 37 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 29 / 51 (671.2800) | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 25 / 39 (666.1828) | 14 / 39 (677.0396) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 17 / 41 (677.0168) | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water | 9 / 27 (678.2056) | 1 / 27 (706.2400) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 16 / 41 (670.7196) | 21 / 41 (666.6740) | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 6 / 36 (683.4172) | 11 / 36 (673.6228) | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 4 / 50 (689.6912) | 11 / 50 (683.3484) | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 28 / 53 (671.3144) | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 33 / 63 (670.1940) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 30 / 69 (669.6112) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 10 / 66 (675.3484) | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 1 / 23 (696.5256) | 7 / 23 (677.6344) | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 22 / 47 (669.0056) | 4 / 47 (691.3140) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue | 17 / 29 (670.7084) | 2 / 29 (690.8116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ | 12 / 42 (667.3144) | 1 / 42 (699.3828) | THE BBQ BUS |