Head-to-head
BURNT TREES BBQ vs SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS
8 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
BURNT TREES BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| BURNT TREES BBQ | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 45 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 5 | Category wins | 3 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±1.76% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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)
| BURNT TREES BBQ | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 4 |
| 8 | Pork (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 8 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 2 times — BURNT TREES BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — BURNT TREES BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 42.83 points at Original SD BBQ Championships (2026-06-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll (2021-09-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BURNT TREES BBQ | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 11 / 33 (682.1944) | 19 / 33 (676.4916) | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 24 / 48 (678.1716) | 45 / 48 (635.3376) | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 1 / 77 (700.0004) | 68 / 77 (667.8628) | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 33 / 71 (675.3480) | 16 / 71 (684.5140) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 5 / 46 (691.9316) | 9 / 46 (687.3600) | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 14 / 47 (673.6224) | 7 / 47 (682.2744) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 3 / 34 (700.5256) | 15 / 34 (678.1940) | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 58 (693.1200) | 46 / 58 (671.9312) | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 11 / 26 (675.3828) | 12 / 26 (675.3712) | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 29 / 49 (659.2684) | 25 / 49 (665.6000) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 22 / 45 (671.2568) | 16 / 45 (675.9544) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 21 / 29 (657.5888) | 8 / 29 (683.4288) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska | 17 / 40 (669.6460) | 12 / 40 (672.5484) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 13 / 37 (670.1716) | 20 / 37 (657.5768) | BURNT TREES BBQ |