Head-to-head
Unknown Smokers vs Big Racks BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Big Racks BBQ is the team most often one call behind Unknown Smokers (3 times). Big Racks BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Unknown Smokers | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Contests | 77 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 2 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 90.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±3.28% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.06% |
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)
| Unknown Smokers | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 3 times — Unknown Smokers leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Backyard) 2 times — Unknown Smokers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.85 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-08-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0456 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-08-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Unknown Smokers | Big Racks BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 28 / 36 (317.6116 · Backyard) | 16 / 36 (679.9204 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 37 / 36 (318.2628 · Backyard) | 21 / 36 (670.7200 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 12 / 28 (336.5712 · Backyard) | 19 / 28 (671.3256 · Master) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 18 (331.3600) | 10 / 18 (326.2400) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 18 (334.2856) | 10 / 18 (334.2400) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 16 (334.8228) | 11 / 16 (331.9084) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 5 / 32 (341.7144) | 6 / 32 (333.0856) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 46 / 47 (331.9428) | 38 / 47 (337.0744) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 58 (345.1428) | 7 / 58 (343.9656) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 30 (328.5372) | 11 / 30 (338.2284) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 16 (314.8228) | 9 / 16 (333.6684) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 15 (321.6916) | 5 / 15 (340.5144) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 1 / 29 (347.4284) | 2 / 29 (346.3200) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 59 (333.1428) | 7 / 59 (340.5256) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 21 (339.4632) | 3 / 21 (341.6684) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 26 / 38 (319.4284) | 29 / 38 (318.2632) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 6 / 57 (325.6688) | 20 / 57 (309.6456) | Unknown Smokers |