Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs NECTAR OF THE HOGS
3 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
NECTAR OF THE HOGS is the team SMOKE IN THE EYE sees one call ahead more than anyone (3 times). NECTAR OF THE HOGS has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 71 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±1.62% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.35% |
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 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 15 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork (19 meetings) | 13 |
| 6 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked MN Masters BBQ 2 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.38 points at Art of the Que (2023-07-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at Minnesota in May (2019-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 12 / 77 (689.0628) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 8 / 26 (675.3488) | 7 / 26 (678.2172) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 23 / 58 (682.8344) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 17 / 42 (675.8628) | 20 / 42 (673.0744) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 257 / 444 (670.7652) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 22 / 27 (651.8628) | 17 / 27 (672.5028) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 19 / 58 (688.5028) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 60 / 487 (690.2972) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 24 / 28 (659.2800) | 6 / 28 (681.6576) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | 14 / 59 (681.7032) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 109 / 505 (683.3372) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 34 / 59 (666.1140) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 295 / 467 (653.6108) | 287 / 467 (654.7428) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 9 / 60 (677.6684) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 274 / 468 (653.5312) | 262 / 468 (654.8228) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 7 / 50 (681.6572) | 1 / 50 (696.0000) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | 9 / 38 (669.0860) | 2 / 38 (686.7772) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 23 / 37 (642.0688) | 10 / 37 (662.6968) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | 3 / 57 (691.9772) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |