Head-to-head
BIGG SMOAK BBQ vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
11 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 166 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 14 | Category wins | 38 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.34% |
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 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 7 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork (17 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — BIGG SMOAK BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 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
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.06 points at Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition (2020-11-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5024 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 13 / 33 (681.0740) | 9 / 33 (683.8972) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 77 (693.6572) | 8 / 77 (693.0512) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 35 / 71 (673.6000) | 5 / 71 (693.1316) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 24 / 101 (693.6456) | 47 / 101 (686.7312) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 128 / 401 (685.6344) | 73 / 401 (691.9544) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 13 / 50 (692.5032) | 26 / 50 (685.0284) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 19 / 53 (693.0628) | 6 / 53 (699.9428) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 1 / 46 (696.5484) | 6 / 46 (690.2284) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 6 / 92 (702.8000) | 43 / 92 (682.7428) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 2 / 42 (694.2288) | 19 / 42 (674.7084) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 34 / 444 (695.9772) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 58 (690.7656) | 11 / 58 (690.2632) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 487 (689.1084) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 43 / 505 (692.0000) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 97 / 249 (684.4684) | 84 / 249 (686.1828) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 73 / 94 (674.1824) | 2 / 94 (702.2400) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 18 / 468 (691.4060) | 21 / 468 (690.2512) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |