Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
T-Rex BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Secondhand Smoke | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Contests | 78 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 9 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 147.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 65% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±20.83% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.21% |
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 | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Pork (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — Secondhand Smoke leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 42.29 points at King of the Corn (2022-10-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 7.4396 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2024-03-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Secondhand Smoke | T-Rex BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 31 / 39 (668.9940) | 2 / 39 (702.8232) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 40 / 44 (650.1260) | 9 / 44 (688.5260) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 16 / 49 (679.3260) | 44 / 49 (642.7544) | Secondhand Smoke |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 37 / 42 (661.6004) | 26 / 42 (669.0400) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 77 / 90 (667.3144) | 16 / 90 (695.4176) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 9 / 47 (337.6688 · Backyard) | 24 / 47 (672.4688 · Master) | Secondhand Smoke |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 32 / 36 (655.3720) | 1 / 36 (697.6572) | T-Rex BBQ |