Head-to-head
18 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
DAWGS BBQ has taken the last 12 meetings.
Career comparison
| DAWGS BBQ | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Contests | 37 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 8 | Category wins | 2 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 188.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.5% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.6% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 58% |
| ±12.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.28% |
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 | Unknown Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 3 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 3 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.10 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7256 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DAWGS BBQ | Unknown Smokers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 18 (341.0856) | 16 / 18 (333.1544) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 14 (348.5488) | 7 / 14 (336.5372) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 25 (356.5600) | 8 / 25 (340.5716) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 17 (338.2056) | 13 / 17 (329.0628) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 6 / 17 (334.2516) | 17 / 17 (319.3716) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 36 (353.7144) | 28 / 36 (317.6116) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 20 / 36 (335.9888) | 37 / 36 (318.2628) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 9 / 28 (339.4628) | 12 / 28 (336.5712) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 24 (330.8000) | 16 / 24 (327.9656) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 18 (337.0856) | 8 / 18 (331.3600) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 18 (342.8800) | 9 / 18 (334.2856) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 16 (350.8572) | 9 / 16 (334.8228) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 8 / 58 (343.4172) | 5 / 58 (345.1428) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 30 (338.2172) | 19 / 30 (328.5372) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 15 (327.3484) | 13 / 15 (321.6916) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 7 / 29 (339.9428) | 1 / 29 (347.4284) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 13 / 59 (335.9084) | 14 / 59 (333.1428) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 21 (327.9428) | 5 / 21 (339.4632) | Unknown Smokers |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | 13 / 14 (318.1944) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 9 / 33 (319.3944) | 12 / 33 (309.7368) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 13 / 38 (331.3944) | 26 / 38 (319.4284) | DAWGS BBQ |