Head-to-head
Big Ten Bones vs Furlongs Smoke & Seafood
6 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big Ten Bones | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 65 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 9 | Category wins | 20 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 147.8% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.3% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±11.83% |
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 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 20 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — Furlongs Smoke & Seafood leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Furlongs Smoke & Seafood leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 19.44 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-08-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-09-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Ten Bones | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 60 / 77 (672.4916 · Master) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 23 / 58 (334.8116) | 8 / 58 (342.8572) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 18 (333.7028) | 1 / 18 (346.2284) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 31 / 47 (339.9660) | 8 / 47 (347.9888) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 58 (345.7144) | 16 / 58 (338.8456) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 5 / 42 (347.9656) | 14 / 42 (339.3944) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 16 (339.3716) | 1 / 16 (347.4400) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 27 / 29 (332.5144) | 17 / 29 (343.9544) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 8 / 28 (331.9428) | 2 / 28 (341.6800) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 22 / 59 (325.6572) | 8 / 59 (339.9656) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 47 (323.3488) | 16 / 47 (330.1944) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 24 / 49 (338.2056) | 4 / 49 (348.5256) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 22 (338.2400) | 4 / 22 (341.1088) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 30 (343.4056) | 4 / 30 (343.9656) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 15 (330.8456) | 3 / 15 (343.9772) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 13 (344.0116) | 3 / 13 (341.1428) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 4 / 14 (345.0972) | 1 / 14 (355.4172) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 37 (335.9200) | 7 / 37 (337.6916) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 39 (337.6684) | 3 / 39 (339.9656) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 3 / 33 (329.1772) | 1 / 33 (340.5600) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 14 / 36 (331.9544) | 1 / 36 (345.7028) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 25 / 40 (321.0860) | 2 / 40 (338.2744) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (335.4172) | 1 / 18 (354.8572) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 18 / 45 (329.7144) | 23 / 45 (318.1716) | Big Ten Bones |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 11 / 52 (331.4172) | 6 / 52 (334.8228) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 60 (318.7888) | 15 / 60 (333.6456) | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 57 (312.5600) | 19 / 57 (310.2516) | Big Ten Bones |