Head-to-head
14 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Unknown Smokers has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 37 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 2 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.5% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.6% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 58% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.28% |
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 | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 6 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin in Steele 3 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.71 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0624 points at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | Unknown Smokers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 14 (332.4800) | 7 / 14 (336.5372) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 25 (338.8116) | 8 / 25 (340.5716) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 12 / 17 (328.4912) | 17 / 17 (319.3716) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 36 (335.4056) | 28 / 36 (317.6116) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 36 (343.9772) | 37 / 36 (318.2628) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 24 (337.6800) | 16 / 24 (327.9656) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (330.7656) | 9 / 18 (334.2856) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 16 (349.1084) | 9 / 16 (334.8228) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 2 / 32 (344.5600) | 5 / 32 (341.7144) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (331.9200) | 5 / 58 (345.1428) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 16 (339.4060) | 15 / 16 (314.8228) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (336.5028) | 13 / 15 (321.6916) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 6 / 29 (344.5828) | 1 / 29 (347.4284) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 59 (336.5372) | 14 / 59 (333.1428) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 15 (332.5488) | 15 / 15 (309.1200) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 21 (340.5256) | 5 / 21 (339.4632) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 8 / 14 (340.5144) | 13 / 14 (318.1944) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 5 / 33 (325.1084) | 12 / 33 (309.7368) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 10 / 38 (334.2400) | 26 / 38 (319.4284) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 57 (304.4456) | 6 / 57 (325.6688) | Unknown Smokers |