Head-to-head
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
0 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has taken the last 10 meetings.
Career comparison
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 166 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 2 | Category wins | 38 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 95.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 92.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.08% | 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)
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 0 | Pork (10 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 56.72 points at Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown (2025-07-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0852 points at 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2019-05-31)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 233 / 401 (673.6116) | 73 / 401 (691.9544) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 22 / 24 (641.4972) | 1 / 24 (698.2172) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 244 / 444 (673.0284) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 340 / 487 (654.7888) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 193 / 505 (674.8340) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 29 / 32 (643.8172) | 9 / 32 (679.3144) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 320 / 467 (646.2288) | 96 / 467 (676.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 34 / 46 (661.6000) | 7 / 46 (684.4452) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 93 / 468 (678.7312) | 21 / 468 (690.2512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 7 / 39 (683.9316) | 6 / 39 (685.0168) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |