Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
RUBY CREEK BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Shmack Q | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 39 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 11 | Category wins | 5 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 146.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 140.8% |
| 98.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±16.81% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±13.11% |
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)
| Shmack Q | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — RUBY CREEK BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.26 points at Smokin' for Garrett (2023-10-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-08-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Shmack Q | RUBY CREEK BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 41 (339.9428) | 16 / 41 (342.8456) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | 14 / 36 (341.1088) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 26 (339.9888) | 19 / 26 (323.8972) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 9 / 47 (346.8228) | 33 / 47 (339.3828) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 47 / 118 (686.8116) | 63 / 118 (682.7540) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 19 / 42 (335.9544) | 39 / 42 (325.0284) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 43 / 93 (314.7200) | 30 / 93 (324.4456) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett | 1 / 26 (526.2744) | 3 / 26 (501.0168) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 26 (345.1204) | 12 / 26 (330.2056) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 32 (342.8228) | 2 / 32 (342.2628) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 34 (521.1544) | 6 / 34 (506.7884) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 20 (322.2516) | 4 / 20 (326.7544) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| 2021-11-05 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 12 / 18 (647.8972) | 10 / 18 (655.2336) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 17 (305.5888) | 4 / 17 (323.3600) | RUBY CREEK BBQ |