Head-to-head
Pine Tar BBQ vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Pine Tar BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 226 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 2 | Category wins | 36 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.79% | 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)
| Pine Tar BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 13 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 11 |
| 3 | Pork (18 meetings) | 15 |
| 3 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 5–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.76 points at 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2020-03-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.3660 points at Smoke on the Water (2025-10-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Pine Tar BBQ | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 95 / 101 (655.8628) | 51 / 101 (685.6456) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 47 / 68 (665.0628) | 20 / 68 (687.9312) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 16 / 30 (676.5028) | 21 / 30 (674.1368) | Pine Tar BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 15 / 27 (679.8512) | 10 / 27 (695.9200) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 76 / 92 (659.7940) | 47 / 92 (681.5884) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 56 / 70 (659.2452) | 21 / 70 (690.7772) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 72 / 97 (667.8744) | 16 / 97 (693.6916) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 34 / 58 (671.9316) | 39 / 58 (666.7200) | Pine Tar BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 291 / 487 (666.2056) | 148 / 487 (681.7028) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 21 / 38 (673.6000) | 3 / 38 (701.7032) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks | 25 / 44 (669.5540) | 1 / 44 (704.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 76 / 103 (662.6856) | 2 / 103 (699.3600) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 43 / 68 (673.0168) | 30 / 68 (681.0400) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 18 / 29 (659.9432) | 12 / 29 (677.0056) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 35 / 70 (669.6688) | 19 / 70 (684.5372) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 80 / 93 (646.1484) | 70 / 93 (659.8740) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 48 / 68 (655.3484) | 3 / 68 (697.1088) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails | 31 / 53 (638.1256) | 10 / 53 (671.9884) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |