Head-to-head
DAWGS BBQ vs Big Mike's Smokehouse
10 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| DAWGS BBQ | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Contests | 11 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 8 | Category wins | 0 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 188.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 95.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.6% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±12.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.93% |
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 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 4 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 1 |
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 — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — DAWGS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.37 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4744 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DAWGS BBQ | Big Mike's Smokehouse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 18 (341.0856) | 1 / 18 (353.1544) | Big Mike's Smokehouse |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 37 (342.8116) | 11 / 37 (337.6572) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 / 40 (345.7144) | 21 / 40 (339.3944) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 25 (356.5600) | 6 / 25 (342.8460) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 4 / 77 (345.6800) | 19 / 77 (329.6684) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 24 (352.0000) | 9 / 24 (338.3088) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 17 (338.2056) | 12 / 17 (329.6572) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 36 (353.7144) | 23 / 36 (327.3484) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 20 / 36 (335.9888) | 26 / 36 (332.5144) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 58 (348.5716) | 30 / 58 (327.3716) | DAWGS BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 24 (330.8000) | 23 / 24 (309.6228) | DAWGS BBQ |