Head-to-head
Big Ten Bones vs Unknown Smokers
21 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Big Ten Bones has taken the last 8 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Ten Bones | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 37 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 9 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.5% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.6% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 58% |
| ±2.59% | 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 Ten Bones | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 5 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 6 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 3 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — Big Ten Bones leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.53 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 (2021-06-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Ten Bones | Unknown Smokers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 18 (338.8112) | 16 / 18 (333.1544) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 14 (347.3944) | 7 / 14 (336.5372) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 25 (347.9656) | 8 / 25 (340.5716) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 17 (347.9772) | 13 / 17 (329.0628) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 14 / 17 (325.6572) | 17 / 17 (319.3716) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 / 36 (342.2400) | 28 / 36 (317.6116) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 36 (343.9428) | 37 / 36 (318.2628) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 2 / 28 (344.5828) | 12 / 28 (336.5712) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 18 (333.7028) | 9 / 18 (334.2856) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 31 / 47 (339.9660) | 46 / 47 (331.9428) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 58 (345.7144) | 5 / 58 (345.1428) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 30 (330.7772) | 19 / 30 (328.5372) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 16 (339.3716) | 15 / 16 (314.8228) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 15 (344.0000) | 13 / 15 (321.6916) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 4 / 29 (345.7144) | 1 / 29 (347.4284) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 22 / 59 (325.6572) | 14 / 59 (333.1428) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (330.8456) | 15 / 15 (309.1200) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 4 / 14 (345.0972) | 13 / 14 (318.1944) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 3 / 33 (329.1772) | 12 / 33 (309.7368) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 3 / 38 (344.0460) | 26 / 38 (319.4284) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (335.4172) | 12 / 18 (321.6572) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 18 / 45 (329.7144) | 24 / 45 (316.5372) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 11 / 52 (331.4172) | 30 / 52 (299.8856) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 9 / 40 (326.2856) | 22 / 40 (305.6800) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 57 (312.5600) | 6 / 57 (325.6688) | Unknown Smokers |