Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs RUB MY RACK
6 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
SMOKE IN THE EYE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | RUB MY RACK | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 99 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 3 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.42% |
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)
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | RUB MY RACK | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 15 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 8 |
| 12 | Pork (20 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked MN Masters BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championship 2 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.72 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5488 points at SMSU Smokefest (2019-08-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | RUB MY RACK | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 57 / 77 (673.0400) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 8 / 26 (675.3488) | 13 / 26 (670.1140) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 21 / 58 (684.4456) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 253 / 444 (671.8740) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 22 / 27 (651.8628) | 13 / 27 (677.6116) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 26 / 58 (683.3716) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 86 / 487 (687.3944) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | 16 / 59 (680.5256) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 56 / 505 (689.6340) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 20 / 46 (678.1712) | 5 / 46 (690.2172) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 295 / 467 (653.6108 · Master) | 153 / 467 (172.5944 · Open Comp) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 11 / 29 (676.5144) | 8 / 29 (680.6404) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 37 / 47 (657.5772) | 32 / 47 (664.4684) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 16 / 53 (673.0744) | 35 / 53 (657.5768) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 11 / 22 (664.5032) | 5 / 22 (677.0628) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 274 / 468 (653.5312) | 66 / 468 (682.2512) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 11 / 46 (682.2288) | 12 / 46 (681.6800) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-07-26 | Rumble on the River | 6 / 15 (661.6796) | 3 / 15 (678.2628) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 12 / 37 (671.3024) | 3 / 37 (687.9544) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | 11 / 57 (683.3484) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |