Head-to-head
Smokin Suckers vs GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS
6 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Smokin Suckers has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smokin Suckers | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 51 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.1% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±2.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 6 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.79 points at Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest (2021-09-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.7996 points at King of the Corn (2023-05-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin Suckers | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 24 / 83 (693.6224) | 39 / 83 (685.6228) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (697.1088) | 42 / 77 (678.1940) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke | 4 / 25 (690.8116) | 11 / 25 (681.6456) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 38 / 42 (664.4224) | 22 / 42 (677.6116) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 291 / 401 (661.5656) | 193 / 401 (678.7540) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 41 / 49 (655.3148) | 23 / 49 (675.8740) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 20 / 36 (673.7032) | 8 / 36 (686.7656) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 42 (667.8968) | 11 / 42 (680.4800) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 32 (343.4172 · Backyard) | 11 / 32 (677.6344 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 3 / 28 (340.5488 · Backyard) | 13 / 28 (675.3604 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 21 / 45 (681.5768) | 22 / 45 (678.7772) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 47 (348.0116 · Backyard) | 1 / 47 (699.4288 · Master) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 33 / 35 (642.6740) | 5 / 35 (688.4684) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |