Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Secondhand Smoke | Shmack Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Contests | 74 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 3 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 147.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 146.2% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| top 65% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±20.83% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.81% |
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)
| Secondhand Smoke | Shmack Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 10.33 points at 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2023-08-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6912 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) (2022-04-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Secondhand Smoke | Shmack Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 16 / 49 (679.3260 · Master) | 36 / 49 (161.6688 · Backyard) | Secondhand Smoke |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 37 / 42 (661.6004 · Master) | 19 / 42 (335.9544 · Backyard) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett | 21 / 26 (635.7484 · Master) | 1 / 26 (526.2744 · Backyard) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 24 / 29 (337.0860) | 22 / 29 (339.9660) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 77 / 90 (667.3144) | 66 / 90 (677.6460) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 9 / 30 (339.9312) | 7 / 30 (342.8344) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 9 / 47 (337.6688) | 10 / 47 (335.9312) | Secondhand Smoke |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) | 9 / 27 (339.4060) | 6 / 27 (341.0972) | Shmack Q |