Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 166 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 3 | Category wins | 38 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.34% |
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 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 16 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Pork (20 meetings) | 12 |
| 4 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.42 points at 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (2022-08-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Fire on Ice BBQ Championship (2025-02-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 8 / 77 (693.0512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 6 / 58 (693.6572) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 17 / 42 (675.8628) | 19 / 42 (674.7084) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 11 / 58 (690.2632) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | 5 / 59 (687.4056) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | 18 / 26 (654.0916) | 1 / 26 (700.5144) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 32 (645.5544) | 9 / 32 (679.3144) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 10 / 59 (679.8624) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 295 / 467 (653.6108) | 96 / 467 (676.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 18 / 60 (672.5140) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 12 / 33 (681.1088) | 6 / 33 (689.0512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 18 / 40 (666.2060) | 12 / 40 (674.2056) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 28 / 66 (670.1944) | 1 / 66 (694.7884) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 35 (672.5372) | 13 / 35 (679.3716) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 37 / 47 (657.5772) | 19 / 47 (673.6688) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 16 / 53 (673.0744) | 40 / 53 (653.5540) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 274 / 468 (653.5312) | 21 / 468 (690.2512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |