Head-to-head
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
11 head-to-head wins
Met
34 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Contests | 166 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 11 | Category wins | 38 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.48% | 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)
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 21 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (36 meetings) | 15 |
| 16 | Pork (34 meetings) | 18 |
| 8 | Brisket (34 meetings) | 26 |
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 - Open Contest 3 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 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 - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.63 points at Back To Mayberry (2019-06-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0804 points at Minnesota in May (Masters) (2022-05-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 5 / 33 (687.9776) | 9 / 33 (683.8972) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | 8 / 77 (693.0512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | 5 / 71 (693.1316) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 44 / 101 (689.0284) | 47 / 101 (686.7312) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | 6 / 46 (690.2284) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | 8 / 31 (679.8972) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | 6 / 58 (693.6572) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | 19 / 42 (674.7084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 4 / 28 (691.9200) | 1 / 28 (697.0744) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | 11 / 58 (690.2632) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 56 / 62 (682.7196) | 15 / 62 (698.2404) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 22 / 90 (693.6460) | 43 / 90 (685.6112) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 11 / 32 (683.3484) | 5 / 32 (689.6460) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | 5 / 59 (687.4056) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | 84 / 249 (686.1828) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | 9 / 32 (679.3144) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | 9 / 40 (678.1716) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | 10 / 59 (679.8624) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 235 / 467 (662.7656) | 96 / 467 (676.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 81 / 185 (682.7656) | 31 / 185 (692.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 18 / 35 (665.6228) | 6 / 35 (681.6456) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 6 / 45 (677.6800) | 2 / 45 (685.0512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 17 / 52 (670.2288) | 5 / 52 (683.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | 18 / 60 (672.5140) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 8 / 33 (686.8688) | 6 / 33 (689.0512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | 12 / 40 (674.2056) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 7 / 35 (682.8576) | 13 / 35 (679.3716) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 15 / 43 (675.9544) | 6 / 43 (683.9428) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 11 / 47 (678.8116) | 19 / 47 (673.6688) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 33 / 53 (660.5144) | 40 / 53 (653.5540) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry | 25 / 28 (653.0404) | 5 / 28 (689.6688) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |