Head-to-head
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY vs MAN MEAT BBQ
18 head-to-head wins
Met
44 times in the data
26 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Contests | 292 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 4 | Category wins | 61 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 32 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.98% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.15% |
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)
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chicken (43 meetings) | 22 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 25 |
| 20 | Pork (43 meetings) | 23 |
| 13 | Brisket (43 meetings) | 30 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 7 times — MAN MEAT BBQ leads there 4–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 6 times — MAN MEAT BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 3 times — PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — MAN MEAT BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 67.41 points at Qlathe BBQ Championship (2019-03-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at Border War Barbeque (2021-10-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | MAN MEAT BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 27 / 83 (692.4684) | 45 / 83 (682.7888) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 60 / 101 (682.7196) | 17 / 101 (695.9428) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 30 / 401 (697.6568) | 117 / 401 (687.3372) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 104 / 158 (681.0168) | 90 / 158 (684.4916) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 43 / 50 (673.0172) | 18 / 50 (690.1944) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 21 / 53 (691.3488) | 14 / 53 (694.7540) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 25 / 62 (688.4684) | 15 / 62 (695.3944) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 14 / 70 (693.6572) | 3 / 70 (699.9428) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 65 / 444 (691.9200) | 214 / 444 (677.0284) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 109 / 169 (680.4456) | 98 / 169 (682.7660) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 9 / 56 (691.3600) | 15 / 56 (686.7312) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 33 / 53 (679.8856) | 21 / 53 (688.4912) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 15 / 65 (692.4916) | 21 / 65 (689.0400) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 38 / 97 (686.7772) | 31 / 97 (688.5144) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 1 / 58 (705.1200) | 23 / 58 (684.4572) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 19 / 40 (687.9200) | 25 / 40 (685.0284) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 12 / 47 (695.3944) | 19 / 47 (692.4912) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 79 / 211 (686.7540) | 107 / 211 (683.3484) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 151 / 487 (681.6456) | 44 / 487 (693.0740) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 16 / 38 (682.1828) | 17 / 38 (682.1828) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks | 15 / 44 (683.2912) | 2 / 44 (699.3716) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 50 / 62 (686.1944) | 1 / 62 (708.5256) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 48 / 90 (683.8852) | 2 / 90 (711.4172) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause | 9 / 36 (691.9316) | 2 / 36 (698.2172) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 16 / 103 (694.7424) | 66 / 103 (671.8284) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 9 / 68 (695.3484) | 32 / 68 (680.4800) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 | 28 / 32 (669.0172) | 18 / 32 (685.6228) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 19 / 40 (679.8972) | 12 / 40 (686.7312) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 15 / 505 (697.6800) | 117 / 505 (682.7884) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 105 / 249 (683.3368) | 142 / 249 (679.3024) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 12 / 37 (683.9316) | 6 / 37 (694.7540) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks | 11 / 48 (688.4684) | 25 / 48 (673.0512) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 3 / 36 (696.5028) | 16 / 36 (684.4800) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | 12 / 77 (693.0628) | 9 / 77 (695.3828) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 15 / 94 (687.9196) | 7 / 94 (692.5028) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring (Steak) | 4 (172.0456) | 11 (168.5372) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 40 / 71 (669.0172) | 30 / 71 (675.8744) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 51 / 111 (680.4568) | 70 / 111 (674.1484) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque | 7 / 30 (691.3484) | 5 / 30 (691.9428) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 183 / 467 (667.9200 · Master) | 10 / 467 (516.5828 · Open Comp) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 39 / 105 (681.6800) | 26 / 105 (689.0628) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 40 / 70 (666.2056) | 6 / 70 (694.2056) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 369 / 468 (633.6916) | 10 / 468 (695.3828) | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 50 / 64 (632.5488) | 1 / 64 (699.9540) | MAN MEAT BBQ |