Head-to-head
DB BBQ vs THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
14 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
DB BBQ has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| DB BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 92 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 21 | Category wins | 14 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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)
| DB BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 16 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 20 |
| 11 | Pork (25 meetings) | 14 |
| 16 | Brisket (25 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 2 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.91 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (2021-05-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1656 points at GLBBQA Spring Fling (2024-04-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DB BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 45 (688.4916) | 29 / 45 (675.3028) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 13 / 35 (687.4176) | 14 / 35 (685.6684) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 10 / 34 (679.3368) | 18 / 34 (671.9196) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 48 (700.5256) | 17 / 48 (688.5484) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | 162 / 401 (682.7428) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 43 (691.9772) | 24 / 43 (672.5032) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 3 / 34 (694.7540) | 14 / 34 (683.9316) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 17 / 56 (686.2056) | 5 / 56 (700.5372) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 44 / 444 (694.8000) | 207 / 444 (677.6568) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 7 / 32 (691.9200) | 20 / 32 (675.9204) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 11 / 62 (691.3600) | 8 / 62 (692.5256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 5 / 35 (689.0400) | 12 / 35 (679.9428) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | 8 / 32 (689.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | 8 / 36 (685.6344) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 17 / 36 (679.9316) | 3 / 36 (688.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | 2 / 33 (701.1200) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 30 / 42 (668.9944) | 12 / 42 (687.9088) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue | 17 / 30 (664.9944) | 1 / 30 (698.2628) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 33 / 38 (651.2688) | 5 / 38 (685.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 16 / 49 (673.6000) | 6 / 49 (682.2172) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 33 / 39 (638.7428) | 16 / 39 (673.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 13 / 41 (679.9428) | 16 / 41 (678.1484) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 17 / 94 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 38 / 94 (687.3712 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 50 (326.7544 · Backyard) | 16 / 50 (671.3720 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 18 / 53 (675.3484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 4 / 69 (685.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 1 / 25 (342.2632 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (683.9316 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 33 (649.0288) | 10 / 33 (668.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |