Head-to-head
BIGG SMOAK BBQ vs WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
BIGG SMOAK BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 112 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 14 | Category wins | 21 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.88% |
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 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 8 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Pork (16 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 3 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.91 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2968 points at KTD Smokn' Gobbler (2026-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 13 / 33 (681.0740) | 16 / 33 (678.7772) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 77 (693.6572) | 21 / 77 (685.0512) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 24 / 101 (693.6456) | 15 / 101 (697.0512) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 8 / 125 (705.6800) | 14 / 125 (699.9776) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 128 / 401 (685.6344) | 1 / 401 (708.5488) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 13 / 50 (692.5032) | 20 / 50 (689.0400) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 19 / 53 (693.0628) | 12 / 53 (697.0512) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 6 / 92 (702.8000) | 26 / 92 (689.5996) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 2 / 42 (694.2288) | 7 / 42 (689.0744) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 34 / 444 (695.9772) | 161 / 444 (682.1940) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 58 (690.7656) | 2 / 58 (696.5600) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 57 / 97 (679.2912) | 5 / 97 (698.8000) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 487 (689.1084) | 5 / 487 (703.4056) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 43 / 505 (692.0000) | 89 / 505 (685.6684) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 97 / 249 (684.4684) | 62 / 249 (689.0628) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 17 / 57 (674.7312) | 24 / 57 (671.9312) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |