Head-to-head
Bucknutz BBQ vs Smokin Suckers
7 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Smokin Suckers has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bucknutz BBQ | Smokin Suckers | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 31 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.8% |
| 92.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 66% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±2.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.35% |
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)
| Bucknutz BBQ | Smokin Suckers | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 15 |
| 9 | Pork (16 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri City BBQ Fest 3 times — Smokin Suckers leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Shenandoah ShenDig 2 times — Smokin Suckers leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — Smokin Suckers leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — Smokin Suckers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.25 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7144 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bucknutz BBQ | Smokin Suckers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 36 / 83 (686.2060) | 24 / 83 (693.6224) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 15 / 28 (686.2056) | 8 / 28 (694.2516) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 3 / 37 (703.3944) | 12 / 37 (693.0860) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 71 / 77 (663.8284) | 2 / 77 (697.1088) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 32 / 42 (673.0288) | 38 / 42 (664.4224) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 11 / 401 (702.8112) | 291 / 401 (661.5656) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 21 / 39 (688.4800) | 28 / 39 (681.6232) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 23 / 30 (670.7316) | 20 / 30 (675.8628) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 17 / 33 (681.0284) | 27 / 33 (671.3032) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 42 / 58 (671.3372) | 41 / 58 (673.0516) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 24 / 49 (675.3484) | 41 / 49 (655.3148) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 23 / 30 (656.4116) | 19 / 30 (668.9712) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | 19 / 36 (679.3140) | 25 / 36 (673.0404) | Bucknutz BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 35 / 36 (647.8860) | 20 / 36 (673.7032) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 40 / 42 (638.6400) | 27 / 42 (667.8968) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 27 / 32 (654.0912 · Master) | 2 / 32 (343.4172 · Backyard) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 39 / 45 (649.0512) | 21 / 45 (681.5768) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 44 / 47 (641.5768 · Master) | 2 / 47 (348.0116 · Backyard) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 22 / 25 (622.0800 · Master) | 2 / 25 (346.8456 · Backyard) | Smokin Suckers |