Head-to-head
Unknown Smokers vs Lucky Shoes BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Lucky Shoes BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Unknown Smokers | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Contests | 38 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 2 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 90.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.7% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±3.28% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.26% |
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 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — Lucky Shoes BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Lucky Shoes BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — Unknown Smokers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 35.46 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0112 points at Minnesota in May (2023-05-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Unknown Smokers | Lucky Shoes BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 18 (331.3600) | 7 / 18 (331.9888) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 18 (334.2856) | 6 / 18 (337.6800) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 58 (345.1428 · Backyard) | 27 / 58 (683.3600 · Master) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 30 (328.5372) | 15 / 30 (332.5256) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 16 (314.8228) | 10 / 16 (332.5372) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 59 (333.1428) | 15 / 59 (333.1316) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 15 (309.1200) | 1 / 15 (344.5828) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 21 (339.4632) | 1 / 21 (351.4172) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 13 / 14 (318.1944) | 9 / 14 (329.7144) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 12 / 33 (309.7368) | 10 / 33 (314.1940) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 26 / 38 (319.4284) | 33 / 38 (313.0400) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 18 (321.6572) | 16 / 18 (309.0972) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 24 / 45 (316.5372) | 14 / 45 (332.0228) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 30 / 52 (299.8856) | 16 / 52 (325.1316) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |