Head-to-head
BIGG SMOAK BBQ vs RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 84 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 14 | Category wins | 11 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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)
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 5 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork (15 meetings) | 9 |
| 9 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — BIGG SMOAK BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — BIGG SMOAK BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.57 points at SMSU Smokefest (2019-08-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6800 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 13 / 33 (681.0740) | 5 / 33 (687.9776) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 77 (693.6572) | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 35 / 71 (673.6000) | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 24 / 101 (693.6456) | 44 / 101 (689.0284) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 1 / 46 (696.5484) | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 26 / 44 (674.7768) | 2 / 44 (698.2516) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 2 / 42 (694.2288) | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 34 / 444 (695.9772) | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 8 / 47 (682.1944) | 13 / 47 (675.3712) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 58 (690.7656) | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 487 (689.1084) | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 43 / 505 (692.0000) | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 97 / 249 (684.4684) | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 2 / 46 (691.3712) | 24 / 46 (666.8000) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 57 (674.7312) | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |