Head-to-head
FAIRWAY SMOKERS vs UNFAMOUS DAVE'S
9 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 107 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 7 | Category wins | 10 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.3% |
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)
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 11 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 8 |
| 11 | Pork (16 meetings) | 5 |
| 14 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Blue BBQ Championship 4 times — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 2 times — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 2 times — FAIRWAY SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.49 points at 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (2024-07-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7028 points at Big Blue BBQ Championship (2025-06-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 10 / 29 (685.6344) | 9 / 29 (687.3372) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 67 / 92 (667.8284) | 27 / 92 (689.0744) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 11 / 28 (691.9084) | 18 / 28 (675.8972) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | 14 / 36 (684.9936) | 10 / 36 (689.6344) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 2 / 28 (693.6112) | 18 / 28 (670.1256) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 10 / 26 (675.3028) | 13 / 26 (667.3028) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 4 / 25 (686.7544) | 17 / 25 (667.8512) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 3 / 37 (699.3600) | 11 / 37 (686.2056) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 15 / 30 (681.0172) | 19 / 30 (678.1252) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2023-06-02 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 11 / 28 (682.1944) | 6 / 28 (687.8968) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 10 / 68 (695.3484) | 38 / 68 (675.8972) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 23 / 40 (675.2912) | 36 / 40 (660.9828) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 37 / 45 (659.2568) | 19 / 45 (678.1712) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2022-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 14 / 25 (666.6740) | 10 / 25 (672.4804) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 55 / 105 (677.0396) | 44 / 105 (679.8856) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 26 / 66 (671.2912) | 43 / 66 (662.1596) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |