Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
3 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 144 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 3 | Category wins | 27 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.7% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.3% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 21% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.29% |
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 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 22 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 19 |
| 6 | Pork (27 meetings) | 21 |
| 6 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 43.54 points at 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2022-07-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1080 points at Back to Mayberry Day 1 (2020-06-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 25 / 77 (683.9084) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 4 / 58 (694.8112) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 17 / 42 (675.8628) | 1 / 42 (700.5600) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 294 / 444 (663.8740) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 8 / 58 (691.3828) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 63 / 487 (690.2168) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | 13 / 59 (682.1828) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 18 / 505 (696.5256) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | 18 / 26 (654.0916) | 2 / 26 (682.7660) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 32 (645.5544) | 2 / 32 (689.0972) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 5 / 59 (685.0396) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 295 / 467 (653.6108) | 117 / 467 (674.3200) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 23 / 49 (666.1712) | 7 / 49 (687.3484) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 4 / 60 (683.9084) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 12 / 33 (681.1088) | 10 / 33 (685.6344) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 18 / 40 (666.2060) | 15 / 40 (670.7884) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 28 / 66 (670.1944) | 7 / 66 (684.5832) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 35 (672.5372) | 15 / 35 (677.6576) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 11 / 29 (676.5144) | 16 / 29 (671.9316) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 29 / 45 (658.7424) | 12 / 45 (678.2516) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 37 / 47 (657.5772) | 25 / 47 (670.7656) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 16 / 53 (673.0744) | 14 / 53 (674.1824) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 274 / 468 (653.5312) | 45 / 468 (685.7028) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 11 / 46 (682.2288) | 4 / 46 (690.2628) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | 9 / 38 (669.0860) | 3 / 38 (685.6344) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 23 / 37 (642.0688) | 11 / 37 (661.6116) | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | 6 / 57 (689.6684) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |