Head-to-head
Taste of Freedom vs SMOKE IN THE EYE
2 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Taste of Freedom | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Contests | 47 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| 89.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±2.76% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.62% |
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)
| Taste of Freedom | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.77 points at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 29.7712 points at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Taste of Freedom | SMOKE IN THE EYE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 77 (338.2628 · Backyard) | 56 / 77 (673.6116 · Master) | Taste of Freedom |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 31 / 58 (323.9316 · Backyard) | 24 / 58 (682.7772 · Master) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 31 / 58 (325.6800 · Backyard) | 43 / 58 (673.0284 · Master) | Taste of Freedom |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 59 (309.6228 · Backyard) | 29 / 59 (672.5372 · Master) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 54 / 60 (628.4460) | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |