Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Dr. Smoke | BBQ Maestros | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 77 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 10 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 65% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±1.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.2% |
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)
| Dr. Smoke | BBQ Maestros | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Pork (5 meetings) | 3 |
| 2 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.59 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2025-03-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8912 points at Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) (2026-07-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Dr. Smoke | BBQ Maestros | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 41 / 83 (684.4800) | 2 / 83 (706.2284) | BBQ Maestros |
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 12 / 32 (693.6800) | 22 / 32 (690.7888) | Dr. Smoke |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 22 / 32 (682.1828) | 13 / 32 (690.7656) | BBQ Maestros |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 72 / 117 (681.6344) | 93 / 117 (676.4572) | Dr. Smoke |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 93 / 100 (650.1600) | 68 / 100 (674.7544) | BBQ Maestros |