Head-to-head
SMOKEY GQ vs Natural Born Grillers
5 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | Natural Born Grillers | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 20 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 2 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.6% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 50% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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 | Natural Born Grillers | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Natural Born Grillers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 13.18 points at Smokin in Steele (2024-05-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-05-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | Natural Born Grillers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 14 (332.4800) | 5 / 14 (339.4172) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 25 (338.8116) | 15 / 25 (337.6572) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 77 (330.2172) | 26 / 77 (322.7772) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 24 (318.7656) | 17 / 24 (331.3712) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 16 / 33 (339.9312) | 13 / 33 (341.6568) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 58 (336.5256) | 29 / 58 (330.7540) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 24 (337.6800) | 7 / 24 (341.1428) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (330.7656) | 5 / 18 (340.0000) | Natural Born Grillers |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 2 / 32 (344.5600) | 7 / 32 (331.3828) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 58 (331.9200) | 29 / 58 (326.8112) | SMOKEY GQ |