Head-to-head
Justice BBQ vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Justice BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Contests | 166 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 16 | Category wins | 38 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 92.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±10.74% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.34% |
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)
| Justice BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 9 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork (14 meetings) | 12 |
| 5 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — Justice BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.10 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0740 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Justice BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 / 42 (694.8000) | 37 / 42 (668.4112) | Justice BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 244 / 401 (671.8740) | 73 / 401 (691.9544) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 83 / 158 (686.1940) | 99 / 158 (682.1484) | Justice BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 20 / 56 (695.3484) | 9 / 56 (699.9312) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 110 / 444 (686.2628) | 63 / 444 (691.9660) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 71 / 169 (686.7312) | 76 / 169 (685.6572) | Justice BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 12 / 87 (693.0396) | 53 / 87 (674.7084) | Justice BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 214 / 487 (675.9428) | 134 / 487 (683.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 46 / 83 (673.6456) | 41 / 83 (675.3140) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 288 / 505 (662.7772) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 216 / 249 (665.5656) | 84 / 249 (686.1828) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 91 / 92 (649.5312) | 69 / 92 (681.6116) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 362 / 467 (636.3996) | 96 / 467 (676.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 178 / 185 (652.4108) | 31 / 185 (692.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |