Head-to-head
MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 166 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 1 | Category wins | 38 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 94.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 91.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.91% | 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)
| MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 9 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Pork (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 7 |
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
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.75 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0924 points at Minnesota in May (Masters) (2022-05-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 302 / 401 (659.1996) | 73 / 401 (691.9544) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 275 / 444 (667.8396) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 286 / 487 (667.3028) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 59 (674.2516) | 5 / 59 (687.4056) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 349 / 505 (653.0172) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 8 / 59 (679.9548) | 10 / 59 (679.8624) | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 216 / 467 (664.5372) | 96 / 467 (676.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 33 / 60 (661.1316) | 18 / 60 (672.5140) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 35 / 468 (505.6112 · Open Comp) | 21 / 468 (690.2512 · Master) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |