Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKEY GQ | Not Bad BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 10 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 0 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 92.5% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 87.7% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 75% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.49% |
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 | Not Bad BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 1 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 35.52 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6056 points at Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-08-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY GQ | Not Bad BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 14 (332.4800) | 10 / 14 (333.0856) | Not Bad BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 37 (336.5028) | 27 / 37 (323.8740) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 40 (341.6572) | 37 / 40 (319.9200) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 25 (338.8116) | 20 / 25 (327.3600) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 77 (330.2172) | 32 / 77 (302.8228) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 24 (318.7656) | 24 / 24 (301.6456) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 58 (336.5256) | 40 / 58 (301.0056) | SMOKEY GQ |