Head-to-head
16 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | Sugar Shack | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 63 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 3 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.2% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.12% |
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 GQ | Sugar Shack | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 6 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 10 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.82 points at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6912 points at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-08-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | Sugar Shack | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 30 / 33 (657.6000) | 20 / 33 (673.0860) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (336.5028 · Backyard) | 28 / 37 (672.5376 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (341.6572 · Backyard) | 32 / 40 (662.6968 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 77 (330.2172 · Backyard) | 6 / 77 (694.2400 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 12 / 42 (343.3828 · Backyard) | 2 / 42 (697.0972 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 58 (336.5256 · Backyard) | 54 / 58 (657.6688 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 1 / 49 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 14 / 49 (679.4056 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (331.9200 · Backyard) | 50 / 58 (663.3028 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 16 (339.4060) | 7 / 16 (337.6688) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 16 / 29 (343.9772) | 25 / 29 (337.0856) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 6 / 29 (344.5828) | 11 / 29 (329.7256) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 59 (336.5372) | 19 / 59 (327.3944) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 15 (332.5488) | 10 / 15 (322.7888) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 21 (340.5256) | 15 / 21 (313.7028) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 13 (334.2284) | 6 / 13 (338.2512) | Sugar Shack |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 8 / 14 (340.5144) | 6 / 14 (342.8800) | Sugar Shack |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 10 / 38 (334.2400) | 4 / 38 (341.7256) | Sugar Shack |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 36 (332.5256) | 29 / 36 (318.8228) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 40 (328.5256) | 30 / 40 (318.2172) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | 5 / 15 (336.5372) | 7 / 15 (334.8112) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 21 (328.5368) | 13 / 21 (326.8456) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 60 (337.7028) | 10 / 60 (335.3944) | SMOKEY GQ |