Head-to-head
Poppin Smoke BBQ vs Bushwood BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | Bushwood BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 52 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 2 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 140.9% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 42% |
| ±2.72% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.19% |
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)
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | Bushwood BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Poppin Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Bushwood BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.38 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2025-03-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6572 points at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) (2024-10-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Poppin Smoke BBQ | Bushwood BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 23 (343.3944) | 12 / 23 (338.8000) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 36 (337.6688) | 1 / 36 (347.4060) | Bushwood BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) | 7 / 10 (333.1088) | 9 / 10 (329.0400) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 19 / 49 (337.6456) | 23 / 49 (333.0628) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 24 / 33 (329.0400) | 3 / 33 (351.4172) | Bushwood BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 12 / 56 (336.5600) | 11 / 56 (338.2172) | Bushwood BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 14 / 53 (328.5144) | 3 / 53 (345.6800) | Bushwood BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 19 (348.5600) | 7 / 19 (343.4288) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |