Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| DAWGS BBQ | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Contests | 21 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 3 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 188.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±12.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.91% |
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)
| DAWGS BBQ | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.94 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DAWGS BBQ | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 18 (341.0856) | 2 / 18 (353.1200) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 37 (342.8116) | 15 / 37 (335.3484) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 / 40 (345.7144) | 1 / 40 (351.9772) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 21 (339.9772) | 5 / 21 (342.2628) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 77 (345.6800) | 1 / 77 (350.2744) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 24 (352.0000) | 6 / 24 (341.7028) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 1 / 33 (353.1084) | 25 / 33 (333.6912) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 17 (338.2056) | 9 / 17 (333.0972) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 8 / 15 (333.6804) | 3 / 15 (343.4056) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 6 / 17 (334.2516) | 2 / 17 (341.6916) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 36 (353.7144) | 21 / 36 (330.7772) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 20 / 36 (335.9888) | 22 / 36 (335.3944) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 9 / 28 (339.4628) | 1 / 28 (345.1772) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 58 (348.5716) | 10 / 58 (342.2628) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 24 (330.8000) | 3 / 24 (346.8456) | SASSY SMOKE BBQ |