Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
POOR BOYS BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| POOR BOYS BBQ | Ham Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Contests | 100 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 13 |
| 14 | Category wins | 24 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 147.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.8% |
| 104.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 103.3% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±19.72% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.48% |
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 | Ham Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 16 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 6 | Pork (15 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (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: 29.25 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2022-03-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0572 points at Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 (2021-07-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POOR BOYS BBQ | Ham Squad | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 10 / 43 (695.3832) | 13 / 43 (691.3488) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 5 / 45 (693.0744) | 28 / 45 (676.4228) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 7 / 28 (691.3256) | 11 / 28 (689.0516) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 5 / 27 (697.6916) | 13 / 27 (685.0860) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 16 / 42 (686.1828) | 2 / 42 (702.8000) | Ham Squad |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 12 / 45 (685.6228) | 11 / 45 (687.3716) | Ham Squad |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 60 (697.0972) | 6 / 60 (695.3484) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 1 / 27 (526.2744 · Backyard) | 15 / 27 (669.5656 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 39 / 49 (327.3140) | 1 / 49 (353.1200) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 18 (525.7144) | 2 / 18 (524.5372) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 20 (521.1200) | 2 / 20 (522.8572) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 12 (338.8456) | 3 / 12 (337.6800) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 6 / 25 (340.5028) | 7 / 25 (340.5028) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 8 / 20 (327.9200) | 7 / 20 (334.2172) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 4 / 15 (505.6344) | 3 / 15 (507.4060) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 10 / 13 (327.3828) | 1 / 13 (347.3944) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 4 / 17 (501.7028) | 5 / 17 (500.1372) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 53 (515.9200) | 15 / 53 (486.6744) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ | 8 / 12 (341.1088) | 2 / 12 (347.4056) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 18 (506.8232) | 10 / 18 (505.0628) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship | 7 / 17 (333.0856) | 2 / 17 (343.9772) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 8 / 15 (328.5372) | 3 / 15 (337.1428) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 9 / 18 (334.8572) | 10 / 18 (334.8000) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 10 / 15 (335.4516) | 1 / 15 (347.9772) | Ham Squad |