Head-to-head
Backroads BBQ vs SMOKE IN THE EYE
4 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Backroads BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Backroads BBQ | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 47 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93% |
| top 42% | Avg finish | top 47% |
| ±1.58% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.62% |
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)
| Backroads BBQ | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Pork (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 4 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championship 2 times — Backroads BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.87 points at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.7376 points at Minnesota in Mayaugust (2020-08-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Backroads BBQ | SMOKE IN THE EYE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 10 / 49 (677.6912) | 23 / 49 (666.1712) | Backroads BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 3 / 60 (685.0856) | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | Backroads BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 21 / 29 (662.7312) | 11 / 29 (676.5144) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 25 / 45 (664.4800) | 29 / 45 (658.7424) | Backroads BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 33 / 46 (657.0172) | 11 / 46 (682.2288) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 6 / 37 (685.0628) | 12 / 37 (671.3024) | Backroads BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 27 / 57 (669.0972) | 4 / 57 (691.9428) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |