Head-to-head
Prairie Smoke BBQ vs Phoenix BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Prairie Smoke BBQ | Phoenix BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 89 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 0 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 93% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| 88.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.1% |
| top 89% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±2.78% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.33% |
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)
| Prairie Smoke BBQ | Phoenix BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 2 | Pork (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — Phoenix BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked MN Masters BBQ 2 times — Phoenix BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 81.79 points at ND BBQ Championship (2024-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Minnesota in May (2026-05-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Prairie Smoke BBQ | Phoenix BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 65 / 77 (669.5656) | 67 / 77 (668.4112) | Prairie Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 50 / 71 (655.3368) | 23 / 71 (679.9772) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 31 / 46 (653.6116) | 14 / 46 (682.8456) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 26 / 26 (614.1260) | 15 / 26 (668.9940) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 57 / 58 (637.5888) | 2 / 58 (701.1548) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 47 / 47 (606.7436) | 5 / 47 (688.5372) | Phoenix BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 27 / 27 (610.6516) | 24 / 27 (650.0684) | Phoenix BBQ |