Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Ishy Links BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Ishy Links BBQ | Shmack Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 74 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 1 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 146.2% |
| 91.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±2.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.81% |
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)
| Ishy Links BBQ | Shmack Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 9 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Shmack Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Ishy Links BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Shmack Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.43 points at Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-05-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5256 points at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-06-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Ishy Links BBQ | Shmack Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 41 (345.7028) | 21 / 41 (339.9428) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 36 (335.3828) | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 26 (337.6456) | 10 / 26 (339.9888) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 30 / 40 (322.2172) | 7 / 40 (338.8116) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 32 (331.9544) | 1 / 32 (342.8228) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 37 / 49 (327.9084) | 16 / 49 (343.4056) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 20 (323.3712) | 7 / 20 (322.2516) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 6 / 25 (329.1428) | 9 / 25 (318.7428) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 13 / 36 (313.0856) | 9 / 36 (323.8972) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 10 / 23 (329.6800) | 3 / 23 (339.3944) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 28 (312.6056) | 2 / 28 (340.0344) | Shmack Q |