Head-to-head
19 head-to-head wins
Met
38 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
DAWGS BBQ is the team most often one call behind SMOKEY GQ (4 times).
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 76 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 3 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.4% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.32% |
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 | DAWGS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (38 meetings) | 25 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (41 meetings) | 23 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 4 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.23 points at Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-04-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5484 points at Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-07-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | DAWGS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 14 (332.4800) | 2 / 14 (348.5488) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 8 / 26 (337.6456) | 11 / 26 (334.8000) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 10 / 28 (346.2516) | 15 / 28 (338.8116) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (347.3944) | 8 / 27 (345.0972) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (336.5028) | 5 / 37 (342.8116) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (341.6572) | 6 / 40 (345.7144) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 25 (338.8116) | 1 / 25 (356.5600) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 21 (350.2856) | 6 / 21 (339.9772) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 77 (330.2172) | 4 / 77 (345.6800) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 24 (318.7656) | 1 / 24 (352.0000) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 12 / 42 (343.3828) | 1 / 42 (360.0000) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 16 / 33 (339.9312) | 1 / 33 (353.1084) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 5 / 16 (345.0972) | 6 / 16 (344.5256) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 9 / 18 (339.3944) | 3 / 18 (347.9772) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 16 / 15 (320.4800) | 8 / 15 (333.6804) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 12 / 17 (328.4912) | 6 / 17 (334.2516) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 36 (335.4056) | 1 / 36 (353.7144) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 36 (343.9772) | 20 / 36 (335.9888) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 58 (336.5256) | 2 / 58 (348.5716) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 24 (337.6800) | 12 / 24 (330.8000) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 1 / 49 (354.2744) | 7 / 49 (345.6800) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (330.7656) | 3 / 18 (342.8800) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 16 (349.1084) | 1 / 16 (350.8572) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (331.9200) | 8 / 58 (343.4172) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 16 / 29 (343.9772) | 19 / 29 (342.8228) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (336.5028) | 11 / 15 (327.3484) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 5 / 28 (337.1088) | 1 / 28 (343.9656) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 6 / 29 (344.5828) | 7 / 29 (339.9428) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 59 (336.5372) | 13 / 59 (335.9084) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 20 (338.8000) | 4 / 20 (340.5600) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 22 (345.0972) | 3 / 22 (341.6456) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 21 (340.5256) | 14 / 21 (327.9428) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 13 (334.2284) | 10 / 13 (333.6800) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 8 / 14 (340.5144) | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 5 / 33 (325.1084) | 9 / 33 (319.3944) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 10 / 38 (334.2400) | 13 / 38 (331.3944) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 36 (332.5256) | 32 / 36 (316.5140) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 12 / 40 (328.5256) | 19 / 40 (325.1428) | SMOKEY GQ |