Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | T Daddys BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 45 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 5 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 187.3% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±18.62% |
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 | T Daddys BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 6 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.74 points at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) (2026-07-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at Minnesota in May (2023-05-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | T Daddys BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 10 / 28 (346.2516) | 4 / 28 (349.1316) | T Daddys BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (347.3944) | 22 / 27 (325.6572) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (336.5028) | 24 / 37 (327.3488) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (341.6572) | 32 / 40 (329.6344) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 24 (318.7656) | 21 / 24 (326.8232) | T Daddys BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 12 / 42 (343.3828) | 5 / 42 (347.3828) | T Daddys BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 36 (335.4056) | 22 / 36 (330.1944) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 36 (343.9772) | 19 / 36 (337.6684) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 1 / 49 (354.2744) | 20 / 49 (335.9772) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 16 / 29 (343.9772) | 2 / 29 (354.2744) | T Daddys BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (336.5028) | 3 / 15 (343.3828) | T Daddys BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 59 (336.5372) | 11 / 59 (336.5144) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 20 (338.8000) | 16 / 20 (330.2172) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 22 (345.0972) | 14 / 22 (327.3716) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 4 / 36 (332.5140) | 5 / 36 (331.3372) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 36 (332.5256) | 7 / 36 (338.8344) | T Daddys BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 40 (328.5256) | 20 / 40 (325.0628) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 60 (337.7028) | 9 / 60 (335.9660) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | 10 / 24 (335.9428) | 12 / 24 (331.3484) | SMOKEY GQ |