Head-to-head
12 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Rudes BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Shmack Q | Rudes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 85 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 11 | Category wins | 12 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 146.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.6% |
| 98.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±16.81% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.76% |
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 | Rudes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 16 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 17 |
| 5 | Pork (5 meetings) | 0 |
| 0 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Shmack Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Shmack Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 times — Rudes BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Rudes BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 182.29 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Shmack Q | Rudes BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 18 / 28 (335.4060) | 14 / 28 (340.5372) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 16 / 27 (334.2172) | 2 / 27 (352.5600) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 41 (339.9428) | 23 / 41 (339.3828) | Shmack Q |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 23 / 82 (343.9428) | 19 / 82 (346.2400) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 81 / 117 (679.9200) | 70 / 117 (682.2056) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | 1 / 36 (355.4172) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 26 / 70 (341.6688) | 21 / 70 (343.9544) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 56 / 106 (685.5884) | 46 / 106 (688.4916) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 36 / 49 (161.6688) | 12 / 49 (343.9544) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 3 / 35 (341.1200) | 7 / 35 (339.3716) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 26 (339.9888) | 3 / 26 (348.5372) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 4 / 27 (337.0744) | 14 / 27 (322.7660) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 40 (338.8116) | 1 / 40 (349.6916) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 9 / 47 (346.8228) | 19 / 47 (344.5484) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 47 / 118 (686.8116) | 89 / 118 (677.0172) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 19 / 42 (335.9544) | 6 / 42 (344.5256) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 43 / 93 (314.7200) | 6 / 93 (342.8116) | Rudes BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 26 (345.1204) | 6 / 26 (343.3712) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 32 (342.8228) | 3 / 32 (335.9544) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 33 (345.1888) | 3 / 33 (343.4284) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 34 (521.1544) | 16 / 34 (491.9776) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 5 / 36 (326.8228 · Backyard) | 18 / 36 (659.9316 · Master) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 20 (322.2516) | 8 / 20 (321.0972) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 3 / 23 (339.3944) | 12 / 23 (326.8228) | Shmack Q |