Head-to-head
PIG NEWTON vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| PIG NEWTON | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Contests | 226 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 1 | Category wins | 36 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 95.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.6% |
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)
| PIG NEWTON | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Pork (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 3 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.99 points at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (2023-07-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.9036 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2022-08-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PIG NEWTON | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley | 20 / 31 (668.4456) | 7 / 31 (691.9316) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 25 / 30 (668.3884) | 1 / 30 (703.3828) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 | 4 / 10 (683.9204) | 1 / 10 (693.6460) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 25 / 54 (682.1944) | 31 / 54 (679.2908) | PIG NEWTON |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 18 / 32 (675.8744) | 5 / 32 (695.3716) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 11 / 42 (686.8000) | 20 / 42 (681.0168) | PIG NEWTON |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails | 19 / 53 (663.2684) | 10 / 53 (671.9884) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 108 / 468 (677.0396 · Master) | 54 / 468 (499.3372 · Open Comp) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 10 / 30 (679.3716) | 23 / 30 (667.8628) | PIG NEWTON |