Head-to-head
BBQ MIKE vs SmoQued On Main St
11 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BBQ MIKE | SmoQued On Main St | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 56 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 7 | Category wins | 2 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 188.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 138.2% |
| 98.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±16.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±10.3% |
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)
| BBQ MIKE | SmoQued On Main St | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 3 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Pork (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 50.94 points at Best of the Midwest BBQ (2022-10-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.0232 points at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (2026-03-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ MIKE | SmoQued On Main St | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 / 37 (342.7884) | 18 / 37 (333.6344) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 19 / 40 (340.5028) | 5 / 40 (346.2284) | SmoQued On Main St |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (334.7540) | 6 / 42 (347.3828) | SmoQued On Main St |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 10 / 26 (344.5140) | 7 / 26 (348.5372) | SmoQued On Main St |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 17 / 36 (332.5028) | 24 / 36 (326.7772) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 36 (354.2972) | 21 / 36 (335.9084) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 8 / 49 (345.0972) | 17 / 49 (338.2400) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 14 / 33 (341.0856) | 22 / 33 (331.3716) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-07-20 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 23 (341.6340) | 11 / 23 (337.1084) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 40 (333.6572) | 25 / 40 (325.0744) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (333.0856) | 42 / 42 (317.6112) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 33 (342.8344) | 28 / 33 (312.4916) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 34 (498.1716) | 28 / 34 (460.4804) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 36 (332.4684) | 14 / 36 (281.5312) | BBQ MIKE |