Head-to-head
Big Bear BBQ vs Unknown Smokers
10 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Big Bear BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Bear BBQ | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Contests | 37 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 2 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 189.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.5% |
| 98.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.6% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 58% |
| ±22.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.28% |
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)
| Big Bear BBQ | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 8 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Big Bear BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 2 times — Big Bear BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — Unknown Smokers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.26 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6176 points at Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-05-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Bear BBQ | Unknown Smokers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 18 (344.5484) | 16 / 18 (333.1544) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 14 (342.2400) | 7 / 14 (336.5372) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 25 (339.9540) | 8 / 25 (340.5716) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 17 (332.5828) | 13 / 17 (329.0628) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 9 / 17 (332.5372) | 17 / 17 (319.3716) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 36 (338.8688) | 28 / 36 (317.6116) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (331.3368) | 37 / 36 (318.2628) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 3 / 28 (344.5828) | 12 / 28 (336.5712) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 24 (325.0856) | 16 / 24 (327.9656) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 18 (337.1772) | 8 / 18 (331.3600) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 18 (340.5372) | 9 / 18 (334.2856) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 3 / 32 (343.4172) | 5 / 32 (341.7144) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 30 / 58 (326.2860) | 5 / 58 (345.1428) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 30 (326.1944) | 19 / 30 (328.5372) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 59 (328.5600) | 14 / 59 (333.1428) | Unknown Smokers |