Head-to-head
RUB MY RACK vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| RUB MY RACK | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 166 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 11 | Category wins | 38 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.34% |
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)
| RUB MY RACK | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (33 meetings) | 18 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 16 |
| 15 | Pork (33 meetings) | 18 |
| 13 | Brisket (33 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.79 points at Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 (2021-03-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8000 points at Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest (2020-08-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RUB MY RACK | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 57 / 77 (673.0400) | 8 / 77 (693.0512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 36 / 71 (672.9480) | 5 / 71 (693.1316) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 116 / 401 (687.3488) | 73 / 401 (691.9544) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 19 / 46 (674.1368) | 6 / 46 (690.2284) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 42 / 56 (682.1484) | 9 / 56 (699.9312) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 21 / 58 (684.4456) | 6 / 58 (693.6572) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 11 / 92 (697.6456) | 43 / 92 (682.7428) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 253 / 444 (671.8740) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 26 / 58 (683.3716) | 11 / 58 (690.2632) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 7 / 211 (700.5488) | 21 / 211 (695.3600) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 86 / 487 (687.3944) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 37 / 62 (691.9084) | 15 / 62 (698.2404) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 65 / 90 (678.1828) | 43 / 90 (685.6112) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 16 / 59 (680.5256) | 5 / 59 (687.4056) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 56 / 505 (689.6340) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 42 / 249 (692.4336) | 84 / 249 (686.1828) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 44 / 92 (689.6228) | 69 / 92 (681.6116) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 19 / 111 (690.1712) | 72 / 111 (672.4688) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 153 / 467 (172.5944 · Open Comp) | 96 / 467 (676.5028 · Master) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 101 / 185 (679.3368) | 31 / 185 (692.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 12 / 50 (691.3256) | 27 / 50 (682.1944) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 43 (674.8000) | 2 / 43 (686.2060) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 3 / 49 (689.1084) | 18 / 49 (672.3996) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 13 / 45 (668.5256) | 2 / 45 (685.0512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 1 / 52 (690.8000) | 5 / 52 (683.3600) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 31 / 50 (675.8856) | 8 / 50 (693.0628) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 42 / 56 (668.4800) | 4 / 56 (694.2744) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 10 / 43 (681.1428) | 6 / 43 (683.9428) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 32 / 47 (664.4684) | 19 / 47 (673.6688) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 35 / 53 (657.5768) | 40 / 53 (653.5540) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) | 33 / 97 (682.1824) | 53 / 97 (673.0284) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 66 / 468 (682.2512) | 21 / 468 (690.2512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 5 / 135 (699.9544) | 48 / 135 (687.3600) | RUB MY RACK |