Head-to-head
10 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | Big Bear BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 39 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 2 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 189.7% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.8% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.01% |
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 | Big Bear BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 8 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ 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 Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.96 points at Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-04-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | Big Bear BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 14 (332.4800) | 4 / 14 (342.2400) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 10 / 28 (346.2516) | 16 / 28 (336.5484) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (347.3944) | 10 / 27 (339.9428) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (336.5028) | 21 / 37 (330.7772) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (341.6572) | 30 / 40 (330.2400) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 25 (338.8116) | 9 / 25 (339.9540) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 77 (330.2172) | 9 / 77 (339.9772) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 24 (318.7656) | 3 / 24 (345.7256) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 16 / 33 (339.9312) | 21 / 33 (336.4912) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 16 / 15 (320.4800) | 11 / 15 (328.5260) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 12 / 17 (328.4912) | 9 / 17 (332.5372) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 36 (335.4056) | 9 / 36 (338.8688) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 36 (343.9772) | 29 / 36 (331.3368) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 58 (336.5256) | 17 / 58 (336.5372) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 24 (337.6800) | 18 / 24 (325.0856) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (330.7656) | 4 / 18 (340.5372) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 2 / 32 (344.5600) | 3 / 32 (343.4172) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (331.9200) | 30 / 58 (326.2860) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 59 (336.5372) | 18 / 59 (328.5600) | SMOKEY GQ |