Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has taken the last 17 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 112 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 3 | Category wins | 21 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.88% |
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 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 18 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 13 |
| 8 | Pork (21 meetings) | 13 |
| 3 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.35 points at 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2022-07-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5376 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon (2019-06-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 21 / 77 (685.0512) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 11 / 58 (689.6916) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 17 / 42 (675.8628) | 7 / 42 (689.0744) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 161 / 444 (682.1940) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 2 / 58 (696.5600) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 5 / 487 (703.4056) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 24 / 28 (659.2800) | 7 / 28 (681.0404) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 89 / 505 (685.6684) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 32 (645.5544) | 6 / 32 (683.9088) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 13 / 59 (678.2060) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 295 / 467 (653.6108) | 82 / 467 (678.1944) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 13 / 60 (675.3712) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 12 / 33 (681.1088) | 11 / 33 (685.1088) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 18 / 40 (666.2060) | 7 / 40 (679.3372) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 28 / 66 (670.1944) | 16 / 66 (678.2744) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 35 (672.5372) | 1 / 35 (696.6516) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 29 / 45 (658.7424) | 8 / 45 (682.2968) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 7 / 50 (681.6572) | 13 / 50 (675.8968) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | 9 / 38 (669.0860) | 6 / 38 (674.1940) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 23 / 37 (642.0688) | 24 / 37 (641.5312) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | 24 / 57 (671.9312) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |