Head-to-head
MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ vs SMOKE IN THE EYE
5 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
SMOKE IN THE EYE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 47 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| 91.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±1.91% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.62% |
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)
| MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Pork (11 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — SMOKE IN THE EYE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.23 points at Big Island BBQ (2019-08-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7144 points at Minnesota in May (2023-05-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | SMOKE IN THE EYE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 275 / 444 (667.8396) | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 286 / 487 (667.3028) | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 59 (674.2516) | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 349 / 505 (653.0172) | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 8 / 59 (679.9548) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 216 / 467 (664.5372) | 295 / 467 (653.6108) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 33 / 60 (661.1316) | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 35 / 468 (505.6112 · Open Comp) | 274 / 468 (653.5312 · Master) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 36 / 50 (640.4228) | 7 / 50 (681.6572) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 31 / 46 (658.1828) | 11 / 46 (682.2288) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 38 / 57 (653.6112) | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |