Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Wapatui Smokers | SMOKEY GQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 61 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±2.51% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.42% |
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)
| Wapatui Smokers | SMOKEY GQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — SMOKEY GQ 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 Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.79 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2004 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2026-04-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Wapatui Smokers | SMOKEY GQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 16 / 37 (334.8116) | 13 / 37 (336.5028) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 13 / 40 (343.3944) | 18 / 40 (341.6572) | Wapatui Smokers |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 24 (332.5488) | 22 / 24 (318.7656) | Wapatui Smokers |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 9 / 42 (344.5832) | 12 / 42 (343.3828) | Wapatui Smokers |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 / 33 (349.6800) | 16 / 33 (339.9312) | Wapatui Smokers |
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 17 (344.5372) | 2 / 17 (354.2972) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 26 / 36 (323.9084) | 13 / 36 (335.4056) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 27 / 36 (332.5144) | 10 / 36 (343.9772) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 24 (332.5828) | 9 / 24 (337.6800) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 49 (328.4800) | 1 / 49 (354.2744) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 16 (328.5144) | 3 / 16 (349.1084) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 8 / 32 (323.3596) | 2 / 32 (344.5600) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 28 / 58 (328.5256) | 25 / 58 (331.9200) | SMOKEY GQ |