Head-to-head
14 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 77 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 3 | Category wins | 7 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.06% |
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 Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 13 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ 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 Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.20 points at Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-07-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | Big Racks BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 8 / 26 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 11 / 26 (686.1712 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (336.5028 · Backyard) | 9 / 37 (688.4684 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (341.6572 · Backyard) | 27 / 40 (666.1372 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 77 (330.2172 · Backyard) | 41 / 77 (678.2168 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 12 / 42 (343.3828 · Backyard) | 18 / 42 (680.4684 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 16 / 15 (320.4800 · Backyard) | 1 / 15 (705.7032 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 36 (335.4056 · Backyard) | 16 / 36 (679.9204 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 36 (343.9772 · Backyard) | 21 / 36 (670.7200 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 58 (336.5256 · Backyard) | 19 / 58 (685.6688 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 1 / 49 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 21 / 49 (677.6228 · Master) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (330.7656) | 10 / 18 (334.2400) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 16 (349.1084) | 11 / 16 (331.9084) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 17 (331.9084) | 8 / 17 (333.1656) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 2 / 32 (344.5600) | 6 / 32 (333.0856) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (331.9200) | 7 / 58 (343.9656) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 16 (339.4060) | 9 / 16 (333.6684) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (336.5028) | 5 / 15 (340.5144) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-06-23 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 15 (330.8116) | 2 / 15 (345.7028) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 6 / 29 (344.5828) | 2 / 29 (346.3200) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 59 (336.5372) | 7 / 59 (340.5256) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 20 (338.8000) | 12 / 20 (335.9316) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 22 (345.0972) | 5 / 22 (338.2628) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 21 (340.5256) | 3 / 21 (341.6684) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 10 / 38 (334.2400) | 29 / 38 (318.2632) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 57 (304.4456) | 20 / 57 (309.6456) | Big Racks BBQ |