Head-to-head
Matty Macks vs Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Matty Macks | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 50 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 7 | Category wins | 5 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.2% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.5% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 58% |
| ±2.34% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.62% |
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)
| Matty Macks | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 7 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 11 | Pork (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 14 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — Matty Macks leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Matty Macks leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Matty Macks leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.83 points at Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2021-06-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2022-04-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Matty Macks | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 56 / 101 (684.4340) | 26 / 101 (693.0740) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 21 / 42 (678.1716) | 17 / 42 (681.5884) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub | 5 / 32 (690.2172) | 22 / 32 (657.5544) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 139 / 444 (684.5028) | 160 / 444 (682.2400) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 10 / 56 (689.0512) | 28 / 56 (683.2912) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 31 / 53 (680.4684) | 37 / 53 (678.7084) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 13 / 36 (682.2400) | 5 / 36 (687.3484) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 42 (700.5944) | 32 / 42 (665.6460) | Matty Macks |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 178 / 487 (679.3828) | 396 / 487 (641.5196) | Matty Macks |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 12 / 27 (675.9432) | 10 / 27 (678.7544) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 19 / 45 (683.3372) | 29 / 45 (669.6112) | Matty Macks |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 9 / 36 (680.4456) | 35 / 36 (641.0060) | Matty Macks |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 244 / 505 (669.0284) | 296 / 505 (661.5656) | Matty Macks |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 18 / 48 (681.0976) | 13 / 48 (682.2288) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) | 6 (169.6916) | 18 (153.0972) | Matty Macks |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 60 / 467 (496.5140) | 36 / 467 (502.2284) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 8 / 32 (671.9432) | 28 / 32 (630.1144) | Matty Macks |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 56 / 66 (638.7316) | 61 / 66 (620.4460) | Matty Macks |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 31 / 36 (606.7088) | 28 / 36 (631.8856) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 81 / 468 (490.2400) | 109 / 468 (465.0852) | Matty Macks |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 25 / 33 (653.6116) | 20 / 33 (663.3256) | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ |