Head-to-head
Smokin Suckers vs BBQ Pit Bros
8 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Smokin Suckers | BBQ Pit Bros | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 59 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 3 | Category wins | 10 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.6% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 40% |
| ±2.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.22% |
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 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 10 |
| 3 | Pork (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 5 times — Smokin Suckers leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — Smokin Suckers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.09 points at King of the Corn (2023-05-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7256 points at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) (2026-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin Suckers | BBQ Pit Bros | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 24 / 83 (693.6224) | 44 / 83 (683.3256) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 8 / 28 (694.2516) | 6 / 28 (697.6572) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 12 / 37 (693.0860) | 8 / 37 (694.8116) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (697.1088) | 5 / 77 (695.3712) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 38 / 42 (664.4224) | 14 / 42 (683.3024) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 27 / 33 (671.3032) | 20 / 33 (678.1828) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 41 / 58 (673.0516 · Master) | 28 / 58 (330.7540 · Backyard) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 41 / 49 (655.3148 · Master) | 26 / 49 (329.6228 · Backyard) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 19 / 30 (668.9712 · Master) | 2 / 30 (342.8456 · Backyard) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | 25 / 36 (673.0404) | 12 / 36 (685.6916) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 20 / 36 (673.7032) | 25 / 36 (670.7656) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 42 (667.8968 · Master) | 28 / 42 (331.9544 · Backyard) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 3 / 28 (340.5488) | 7 / 28 (332.4912) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 21 / 45 (681.5768) | 43 / 45 (636.4916) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 47 (348.0116) | 20 / 47 (323.3716) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) | 19 / 27 (322.7772) | 26 / 27 (296.5148) | Smokin Suckers |