Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Smoke, Fire & Brew has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smoke, Fire & Brew | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Contests | 99 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 21 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 148.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 96.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±12.04% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.02% |
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)
| Smoke, Fire & Brew | DB BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Pork (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — Smoke, Fire & Brew leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.61 points at Route 66 Smoke Out (2019-05-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Hog Capital Challenge (2019-06-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smoke, Fire & Brew | DB BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 1 / 36 (345.6916 · Backyard) | 3 / 36 (694.7772 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 1 / 36 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 19 / 36 (673.0288 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 44 (333.6460 · Backyard) | 6 / 44 (682.1828 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 50 (334.2520) | 4 / 50 (326.7544) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 20 / 43 (667.3024) | 29 / 43 (650.6968) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 2 / 25 (341.6916) | 1 / 25 (342.2632) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (681.6344) | 20 / 33 (649.0288) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |