Head-to-head
BBQ Pit Bros vs SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES
6 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| BBQ Pit Bros | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 32 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 10 | Category wins | 1 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 42% |
| ±3.22% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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 Pit Bros | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 15.49 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2026-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0232 points at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) (2026-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ Pit Bros | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 44 / 83 (683.3256) | 6 / 83 (698.8116) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 6 / 28 (697.6572) | 1 / 28 (703.9544) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 8 / 37 (694.8116) | 9 / 37 (694.7884) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 9 / 20 (687.9660) | 14 / 20 (679.3028) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 77 (695.3712) | 10 / 77 (690.2400) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 14 / 17 (676.4344) | 7 / 17 (682.1716) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 42 (683.3024) | 20 / 42 (679.3144) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 7 / 15 (336.5372 · Backyard) | 6 / 15 (689.0856 · Master) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 20 / 33 (678.1828) | 22 / 33 (677.0400) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 26 / 49 (329.6228 · Backyard) | 11 / 49 (681.0400 · Master) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | 12 / 36 (685.6916) | 17 / 36 (680.4916) | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 25 / 36 (670.7656) | 16 / 36 (679.3372) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 28 / 42 (331.9544 · Backyard) | 16 / 42 (677.0976 · Master) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |