Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
BBQ MIKE is the team Shmack Q sees one call ahead more than anyone (3 times). BBQ MIKE has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Shmack Q | BBQ MIKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 43 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 11 | Category wins | 7 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 146.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.7% |
| 98.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±16.81% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.59% |
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 | BBQ MIKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 1 | Pork (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Shmack Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 183.43 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6056 points at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Shmack Q | BBQ MIKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 41 (339.9428) | 20 / 41 (340.5484) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 17 (341.1088) | 1 / 17 (354.2972) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | 4 / 36 (353.1200) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 36 / 49 (161.6688) | 8 / 49 (345.0972) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 3 / 35 (341.1200) | 18 / 35 (329.0168) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 40 (338.8116) | 15 / 40 (333.6572) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 9 / 47 (346.8228) | 42 / 47 (335.3484) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 19 / 42 (335.9544) | 25 / 42 (333.0856) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 21 (335.9544) | 5 / 21 (341.0968) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 33 (345.1888) | 4 / 33 (342.8344) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 34 (521.1544) | 8 / 34 (498.1716) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 5 / 36 (326.8228) | 4 / 36 (332.4684) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 25 (318.7428) | 7 / 25 (323.9312) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 3 / 23 (339.3944) | 2 / 23 (346.8344) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 28 (340.0344) | 8 / 28 (326.2284) | Shmack Q |