Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
Big Ten Bones has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | Big Ten Bones | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 57 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 9 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.3% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.59% |
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 Ten Bones | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (29 meetings) | 16 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 3 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Backyard) 3 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.91 points at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | Big Ten Bones | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 14 (332.4800) | 3 / 14 (347.3944) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (336.5028) | 12 / 37 (336.5028) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (341.6572) | 3 / 40 (349.1316) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 25 (338.8116) | 2 / 25 (347.9656) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-05-15 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 21 (350.2856) | 7 / 21 (339.4172) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 77 (330.2172) | 2 / 77 (349.1200) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 16 / 15 (320.4800) | 9 / 15 (330.8000) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 12 / 17 (328.4912) | 14 / 17 (325.6572) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 36 (335.4056) | 7 / 36 (342.2400) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 36 (343.9772) | 11 / 36 (343.9428) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 58 (336.5256) | 23 / 58 (334.8116) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (330.7656) | 12 / 18 (333.7028) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (331.9200) | 4 / 58 (345.7144) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 16 (339.4060) | 6 / 16 (339.3716) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 16 / 29 (343.9772) | 27 / 29 (332.5144) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (336.5028) | 2 / 15 (344.0000) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 5 / 28 (337.1088) | 8 / 28 (331.9428) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 6 / 29 (344.5828) | 4 / 29 (345.7144) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 59 (336.5372) | 22 / 59 (325.6572) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 22 (345.0972) | 6 / 22 (338.2400) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 15 (332.5488) | 7 / 15 (330.8456) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 13 (334.2284) | 2 / 13 (344.0116) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 8 / 14 (340.5144) | 4 / 14 (345.0972) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 5 / 33 (325.1084) | 3 / 33 (329.1772) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 10 / 38 (334.2400) | 3 / 38 (344.0460) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 36 (332.5256) | 14 / 36 (331.9544) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 40 (328.5256) | 25 / 40 (321.0860) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 60 (337.7028) | 29 / 60 (318.7888) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 57 (304.4456) | 14 / 57 (312.5600) | Big Ten Bones |