Head-to-head
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX vs UNFAMOUS DAVE'S
6 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 107 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 11 | Category wins | 10 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±2.34% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.3% |
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)
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 12 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 9 |
| 9 | Pork (16 meetings) | 7 |
| 12 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 2 times — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 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 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.65 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST (2019-09-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 26 / 37 (678.1824) | 28 / 37 (676.5144) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2026-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 22 / 25 (666.2060) | 21 / 25 (668.4916) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 75 / 101 (674.1484) | 69 / 101 (675.2912) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 18 / 68 (688.5140) | 51 / 68 (663.2456) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 20 / 29 (675.8628) | 9 / 29 (687.3372) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 58 / 92 (675.8856) | 27 / 92 (689.0744) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 46 / 70 (673.5656) | 33 / 70 (683.3144) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 20 / 28 (670.8116) | 18 / 28 (675.8972) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 19 / 26 (649.0860) | 13 / 26 (667.3028) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 12 / 505 (698.8344) | 262 / 505 (666.1824) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 40 / 249 (693.0628) | 89 / 249 (685.1084) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 294 / 467 (653.6112) | 264 / 467 (658.1940) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 53 / 185 (687.3940) | 113 / 185 (677.0284) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 179 / 468 (667.8856) | 33 / 468 (687.9888) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 101 / 135 (671.2912) | 100 / 135 (671.3140) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 18 / 68 (683.3028) | 25 / 68 (677.1088) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |