Head-to-head
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse vs THE BBQ BUS
15 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
THE BBQ BUS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Contests | 188 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 6 | Category wins | 47 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.59% | 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)
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 13 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 15 |
| 17 | Pork (32 meetings) | 15 |
| 11 | Brisket (32 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Effingham -Jam 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — THE BBQ BUS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rockin BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 54.34 points at Rockin BBQ (2019-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 (2019-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 19 / 39 (675.9200) | 1 / 39 (700.5828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 84 / 467 (488.4912 · Open Comp) | 11 / 467 (694.8340 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 6 / 185 (700.5600) | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 17 / 29 (668.5028) | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 8 / 38 (682.2400) | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 19 / 44 (668.4684) | 1 / 44 (703.4172) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 22 / 25 (658.7884) | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 11 / 30 (674.2284) | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 35 / 53 (661.6228) | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 34 / 63 (669.6796) | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 44 / 69 (661.0972) | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 27 / 66 (658.7768) | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 9 / 52 (669.6340) | 14 / 52 (660.4228) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 3 / 43 (692.5028) | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 6 / 23 (681.0516) | 7 / 23 (677.6344) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | 3 / 54 (694.8000) | 17 / 54 (678.7312) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 40 / 468 (504.5140 · Open Comp) | 120 / 468 (675.3712 · Master) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 17 / 135 (695.9428) | 32 / 135 (690.8572) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue | 15 / 29 (673.0288) | 2 / 29 (690.8116) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam | 3 / 26 (685.6112) | 7 / 26 (675.8740) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 16 / 31 (668.4456) | 14 / 31 (671.3144) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 8 / 42 (682.2516) | 1 / 42 (697.6916) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 26 / 45 (662.1716) | 7 / 45 (679.3716) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 5 / 50 (678.1944) | 18 / 50 (665.0516) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 9 / 25 (665.0628) | 6 / 25 (671.9316) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 9 / 36 (672.4684) | 1 / 36 (682.8576) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 22 / 48 (658.1140) | 9 / 48 (673.6460) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 11 / 40 (667.8628) | 10 / 40 (667.8744) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 1 / 20 (687.3944) | 6 / 20 (669.0632) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ | 32 / 42 (645.0404) | 1 / 42 (699.3828) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 1 / 33 (693.6916) | 17 / 33 (653.0856) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 6 / 40 (680.5028) | 32 / 40 (653.5428) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |