Head-to-head
POOR BOYS BBQ vs Bowmans Butt & BBQ
14 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| POOR BOYS BBQ | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Contests | 70 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 14 | Category wins | 23 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 147.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 179.8% |
| 104.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.3% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±19.72% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.29% |
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)
| POOR BOYS BBQ | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 11 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 14 |
| 4 | Pork (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — POOR BOYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 2 times — POOR BOYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 10.30 points at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (2024-04-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0856 points at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2024-06-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POOR BOYS BBQ | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 8 / 35 (691.3600) | 5 / 35 (693.0512) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills | 3 / 25 (689.6688) | 5 / 25 (688.4916) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 11 / 37 (686.2056) | 2 / 37 (693.0740) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 7 / 28 (688.4684) | 14 / 28 (678.7888) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 1 / 32 (710.2860) | 2 / 32 (705.0972) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 9 / 30 (682.2516) | 7 / 30 (683.3372) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 10 / 25 (683.9544) | 3 / 25 (694.2516) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 2 / 17 (337.0972 · Backyard) | 9 / 17 (692.5028 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 4 / 19 (329.6112 · Backyard) | 11 / 19 (683.3368 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 1 / 11 (351.4516 · Backyard) | 7 / 11 (689.6344 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 4 / 12 (339.9544 · Backyard) | 5 / 12 (687.3712 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 7 / 38 (333.0628 · Backyard) | 5 / 38 (693.6456 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 1 / 27 (526.2744 · Backyard) | 3 / 27 (693.0628 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 1 / 19 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 8 / 19 (683.3600 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 5 / 20 (338.8228 · Backyard) | 7 / 20 (685.6228 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 6 / 25 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 7 / 25 (691.3484 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 8 / 20 (327.9200 · Backyard) | 5 / 20 (691.9312 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 10 / 13 (327.3828 · Backyard) | 9 / 13 (680.4456 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 4 / 17 (501.7028 · Backyard) | 8 / 17 (675.8628 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 15 / 15 (333.0744) | 7 / 15 (341.6572) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 7 / 15 (339.9888) | 1 / 15 (345.7028) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 18 (506.8232) | 11 / 18 (504.4916) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 19 (502.2172) | 2 / 19 (506.7656) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 10 / 20 (326.2860) | 9 / 20 (328.5372) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 8 / 24 (338.8456) | 4 / 24 (347.4284) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship | 7 / 17 (333.0856) | 3 / 17 (343.3712) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 10 / 15 (335.4516) | 13 / 15 (330.2516) | POOR BOYS BBQ |