Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Smokin Suckers | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 78 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 9 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±2.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.21% |
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)
| Smokin Suckers | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Pork (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri City BBQ Fest 2 times — Smokin Suckers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.41 points at Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest (2021-09-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1432 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2024-03-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin Suckers | T-Rex BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (697.1088) | 38 / 77 (679.3716) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 38 / 42 (664.4224) | 10 / 42 (686.2172) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 291 / 401 (661.5656) | 175 / 401 (680.4800) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 22 / 25 (673.6004) | 21 / 25 (675.9088) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 28 / 39 (681.6232) | 2 / 39 (702.8232) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 23 / 56 (694.2056) | 14 / 56 (697.0744) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 27 / 33 (671.3032) | 21 / 33 (677.6344) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 41 / 58 (673.0516) | 29 / 58 (680.4916) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 41 / 49 (655.3148) | 44 / 49 (642.7544) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 20 / 36 (673.7032) | 6 / 36 (687.3256) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 42 (667.8968) | 26 / 42 (669.0400) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 32 (343.4172 · Backyard) | 16 / 32 (673.6228 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 3 / 28 (340.5488 · Backyard) | 12 / 28 (677.0404 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 21 / 45 (681.5768) | 7 / 45 (692.5372) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 47 (348.0116 · Backyard) | 24 / 47 (672.4688 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 25 (346.8456 · Backyard) | 24 / 25 (511.4288 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 33 / 35 (642.6740) | 4 / 35 (689.0856) | T-Rex BBQ |