Head-to-head
Don't Tread on Meat vs Steel Smoke BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Don't Tread on Meat | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 38 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.7% |
| top 70% | Avg finish | top 75% |
| ±1.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.66% |
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)
| Don't Tread on Meat | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — Don't Tread on Meat leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked MN Masters BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.21 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2024-06-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7368 points at KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (2024-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Don't Tread on Meat | Steel Smoke BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 55 / 77 (674.1256) | 63 / 77 (670.1600) | Don't Tread on Meat |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 21 / 26 (658.1492) | 12 / 26 (670.1828) | Steel Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 45 / 58 (667.2916) | 49 / 58 (659.8744) | Don't Tread on Meat |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 14 / 27 (675.9660) | 19 / 27 (667.9548) | Don't Tread on Meat |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 31 / 34 (656.4576) | 29 / 34 (658.1944) | Steel Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 29 / 37 (670.6972) | 33 / 37 (662.2516) | Don't Tread on Meat |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 32 / 41 (661.5776) | 12 / 41 (678.7888) | Steel Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 52 / 58 (662.1828) | 35 / 58 (676.5144) | Steel Smoke BBQ |