Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Smoke N Poke BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smoke N Poke BBQ | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Contests | 76 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 2 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.4% |
| 102.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±26.46% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.32% |
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 N Poke BBQ | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Pork (1 meetings) | 0 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.11 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2026-04-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7028 points at Cruisin' and BBQin' (2026-07-31)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smoke N Poke BBQ | DAWGS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 9 / 26 (336.5028) | 11 / 26 (334.8000) | Smoke N Poke BBQ |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 3 / 28 (351.4172) | 15 / 28 (338.8116) | Smoke N Poke BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 11 / 27 (339.3828) | 8 / 27 (345.0972) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 5 / 17 (682.8004) | 7 / 17 (678.1944) | Smoke N Poke BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 32 / 42 (327.8856) | 1 / 42 (360.0000) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 8 / 33 (346.2400) | 1 / 33 (353.1084) | DAWGS BBQ |