Head-to-head
East Texas Smokers vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| East Texas Smokers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 166 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 0 | Category wins | 38 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 95.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±0.78% | 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)
| East Texas Smokers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) 2 times — East Texas Smokers leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.74 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Kora Kares for Kids (2026-08-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | East Texas Smokers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 16 / 51 (687.9084) | 18 / 51 (687.8968) | East Texas Smokers |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 155 / 444 (682.8344) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 97 / 169 (682.7768) | 76 / 169 (685.6572) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 23 / 81 (686.2744) | 37 / 81 (681.0972) | East Texas Smokers |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 146 / 211 (676.4800) | 21 / 211 (695.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 203 / 487 (677.1428) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 30 / 83 (678.7656) | 41 / 83 (675.3140) | East Texas Smokers |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 62 / 467 (681.0972) | 96 / 467 (676.5028) | East Texas Smokers |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 154 / 185 (666.7656) | 31 / 185 (692.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |