Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 84 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 3 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 17 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 24 |
| 8 | Pork (27 meetings) | 19 |
| 10 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championship 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.83 points at Minnesota in Mayaugust (2020-08-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2624 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 17 / 42 (675.8628) | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 22 / 27 (651.8628) | 4 / 27 (689.0512) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 24 / 28 (659.2800) | 3 / 28 (687.9316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 32 (645.5544) | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 20 / 46 (678.1712) | 4 / 46 (690.2740) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 295 / 467 (653.6108) | 235 / 467 (662.7656) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 23 / 49 (666.1712) | 13 / 49 (677.0512) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 12 / 33 (681.1088) | 8 / 33 (686.8688) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 18 / 40 (666.2060) | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 35 (672.5372) | 7 / 35 (682.8576) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 11 / 29 (676.5144) | 5 / 29 (682.2400) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 29 / 45 (658.7424) | 1 / 45 (700.5716) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 37 / 47 (657.5772) | 11 / 47 (678.8116) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 16 / 53 (673.0744) | 33 / 53 (660.5144) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 11 / 22 (664.5032) | 1 / 22 (687.9428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 11 / 46 (682.2288) | 24 / 46 (666.8000) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 12 / 37 (671.3024) | 10 / 37 (675.3028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |