Head-to-head
SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES vs NEVER EASY BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Contests | 53 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 42% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±1.53% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.26% |
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)
| SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 9 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Pork (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 11 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 2 times — SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cruisin' and BBQin' 2 times — SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.97 points at Cruisin' and BBQin' (2026-07-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7144 points at Shenandoah ShenDig (2026-07-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | NEVER EASY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 6 / 83 (698.8116) | 33 / 83 (687.3256) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 1 / 26 (699.9660) | 18 / 26 (680.9940) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 4 / 17 (702.8348) | 10 / 17 (694.7656) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 1 / 28 (703.9544) | 3 / 28 (702.2400) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 77 (690.2400) | 19 / 77 (685.1428) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 7 / 17 (682.1716) | 6 / 17 (684.4800) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 401 (691.4060) | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 9 / 18 (682.1944) | 14 / 18 (677.0516) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 28 / 62 (685.0628) | 35 / 62 (682.7428) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 19 / 31 (670.2404) | 28 / 31 (664.4112) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 22 / 33 (677.0400) | 18 / 33 (679.9200) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 29 / 40 (676.4688) | 15 / 40 (687.9432) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 13 / 444 (699.9888) | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 16 / 36 (679.3372) | 22 / 36 (671.8968) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |