Head-to-head
Smokin Suckers vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Smokin Suckers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 166 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 3 | Category wins | 38 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.34% |
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 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 1 | Pork (11 meetings) | 10 |
| 3 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.11 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.9888 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2026-04-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin Suckers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (697.1088) | 8 / 77 (693.0512) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 38 / 42 (664.4224) | 37 / 42 (668.4112) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 291 / 401 (661.5656) | 73 / 401 (691.9544) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 22 / 25 (673.6004) | 3 / 25 (701.6804) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 23 / 56 (694.2056) | 9 / 56 (699.9312) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 27 / 33 (671.3032) | 15 / 33 (682.2292) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 41 / 58 (673.0516) | 6 / 58 (693.6572) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 41 / 49 (655.3148) | 5 / 49 (687.4288) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 20 / 36 (673.7032) | 3 / 36 (687.8856) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 42 (667.8968) | 15 / 42 (677.5772) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 32 (343.4172 · Backyard) | 3 / 32 (695.4288 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 21 / 45 (681.5768) | 12 / 45 (686.2172) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 47 (348.0116 · Backyard) | 21 / 47 (674.7772 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |