Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 10 meetings.
Career comparison
| B&R SMOKE | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 188 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 3 | Category wins | 47 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 92.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 57% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±4.22% | 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)
| B&R SMOKE | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 15 |
| 2 | Pork (18 meetings) | 16 |
| 5 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 3 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rockin BBQ 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 51.49 points at Route 66 Smoke Out (2021-05-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.8964 points at Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown (2019-08-02)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | B&R SMOKE | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 21 / 34 (665.0740) | 19 / 34 (671.3368) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 25 / 48 (681.1656) | 8 / 48 (697.6684) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 13 / 34 (683.9656) | 4 / 34 (694.7540) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 32 / 56 (678.1824) | 14 / 56 (688.5028) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest | 10 / 18 (669.5652) | 8 / 18 (674.1484) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 27 / 32 (654.2168) | 9 / 32 (690.1828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 22 / 26 (657.0976) | 1 / 26 (694.8000) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 28 / 44 (663.4748) | 14 / 44 (675.8740) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 19 / 25 (662.8116) | 2 / 25 (699.9312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 50 (681.6572) | 1 / 50 (697.6572) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 7 / 36 (684.4916) | 21 / 36 (677.0400) | B&R SMOKE |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 27 / 41 (666.1940) | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 32 / 44 (651.9316) | 1 / 44 (703.4172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 42 (665.2000) | 8 / 42 (675.9200) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 52 / 66 (641.0172) | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 40 (659.9432) | 17 / 40 (663.8396) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ | 29 / 42 (651.3140) | 1 / 42 (699.3828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 7 / 40 (680.4916) | 32 / 40 (653.5428) | B&R SMOKE |