Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
SPITFIRE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | SPITFIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 100 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 18 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.2% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.27% |
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 | SPITFIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 15 |
| 9 | Pork (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 7 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — SPITFIRE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championship 3 times — SPITFIRE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — SMOKE IN THE EYE leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 39.01 points at Minnesota in Mayaugust (2020-08-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6288 points at Q for a Cause (2019-04-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | SPITFIRE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 45 / 77 (677.0628) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 8 / 26 (675.3488) | 4 / 26 (683.9428) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 38 / 58 (675.3372) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 23 / 58 (685.6568) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 24 / 28 (659.2800) | 16 / 28 (674.8116) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 32 (645.5544) | 11 / 32 (676.4916) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 20 / 46 (678.1712) | 23 / 46 (674.8460) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 38 / 59 (662.7776) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 23 / 49 (666.1712) | 1 / 49 (697.1432) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 11 / 60 (676.5832) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 18 / 40 (666.2060) | 13 / 40 (673.1888) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 28 / 66 (670.1944) | 15 / 66 (678.2744) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 35 (672.5372) | 5 / 35 (683.4176) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 11 / 29 (676.5144) | 2 / 29 (688.6172) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 29 / 45 (658.7424) | 2 / 45 (697.7484) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 37 / 47 (657.5772) | 14 / 47 (677.6572) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 16 / 53 (673.0744) | 9 / 53 (675.9196) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 11 / 22 (664.5032) | 3 / 22 (685.0856) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 7 / 50 (681.6572) | 14 / 50 (675.3256) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 11 / 46 (682.2288) | 15 / 46 (679.9772) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 12 / 37 (671.3024) | 4 / 37 (686.8228) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | 19 / 57 (673.1200) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause | 14 / 32 (679.8856) | 13 / 32 (680.5144) | SPITFIRE |