Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs HOT DADDY'S BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has taken the last 21 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 134 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 3 | Category wins | 34 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.6% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 21% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.68% |
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 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 21 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 23 |
| 10 | Pork (27 meetings) | 17 |
| 8 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked MN Masters BBQ 2 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 50.99 points at 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2022-07-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7596 points at Back to Mayberry Day 2 (2020-06-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 3 / 77 (697.0512) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 8 / 26 (675.3488) | 2 / 26 (699.3944) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 5 / 58 (694.2056) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 17 / 42 (675.8628) | 3 / 42 (690.2400) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 187 / 444 (679.3484) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 22 / 27 (651.8628) | 2 / 27 (693.0744) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 1 / 58 (699.9772) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 23 / 487 (696.5140) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 24 / 28 (659.2800) | 1 / 28 (697.1088) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | 1 / 59 (698.2284) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 78 / 505 (686.8340) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 32 (645.5544) | 1 / 32 (696.5488) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 3 / 59 (688.5256) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 12 / 35 (683.3140) | 3 / 35 (690.7656) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 12 / 60 (676.4684) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 12 / 33 (681.1088) | 4 / 33 (694.8228) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 18 / 40 (666.2060) | 14 / 40 (673.0740) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 28 / 66 (670.1944) | 22 / 66 (673.0856) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 35 (672.5372) | 6 / 35 (683.3256) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 29 / 45 (658.7424) | 26 / 45 (663.8512) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 37 / 47 (657.5772) | 35 / 47 (659.3368) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 16 / 53 (673.0744) | 38 / 53 (655.2800) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 11 / 22 (664.5032) | 8 / 22 (669.6228) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 7 / 50 (681.6572) | 5 / 50 (683.9200) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 11 / 46 (682.2288) | 17 / 46 (678.7768) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 23 / 37 (642.0688) | 6 / 37 (671.2912) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | 25 / 57 (671.9084) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |