Head-to-head
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP vs MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
7 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 226 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 11 | Category wins | 36 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 18 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±3.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.6% |
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)
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 11 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 10 |
| 10 | Pork (15 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.62 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0688 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) | 10 / 13 (684.4688) | 4 / 13 (692.4452) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 275 / 401 (664.4456) | 103 / 401 (689.0628) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 121 / 158 (675.3832) | 123 / 158 (675.3144) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2025-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 12 / 19 (689.6344) | 9 / 19 (693.0972) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 4 / 18 (698.2172) | 9 / 18 (692.5028) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 157 / 444 (682.7656) | 48 / 444 (694.7656) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 48 / 169 (690.7772) | 77 / 169 (685.6456) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2024-07-27 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 11 / 20 (692.4800) | 6 / 20 (699.3944) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (707.9772) | 7 / 20 (698.2628) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 6 / 27 (700.5144) | 16 / 27 (687.9088) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 11 / 25 (689.0856) | 6 / 25 (698.8344) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) | 7 / 25 (696.5716) | 13 / 25 (689.6576) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) | 9 / 26 (685.0972) | 6 / 26 (695.9544) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 8 / 26 (690.7772) | 2 / 26 (700.5260) | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 14 / 27 (679.9204) | 21 / 27 (673.0056) | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |