Head-to-head
12 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Matty Macks has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Matty Macks | Darty-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 36 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 7 | Category wins | 2 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.7% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±2.34% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.86% |
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 | Darty-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 10 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 4 | Pork (21 meetings) | 17 |
| 11 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 5 times — Matty Macks leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — Darty-Q 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 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 3 times — Darty-Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 39.49 points at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) (2023-04-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0572 points at King of the Corn (2022-10-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Matty Macks | Darty-Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 49 (679.9432) | 38 / 49 (662.7088) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 139 / 444 (684.5028) | 209 / 444 (677.6112) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 22 / 58 (687.9200) | 30 / 58 (683.9088) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 13 / 36 (682.2400) | 9 / 36 (685.1088) | Darty-Q |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 42 (700.5944) | 13 / 42 (678.1940) | Matty Macks |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 178 / 487 (679.3828) | 217 / 487 (675.8512) | Matty Macks |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 12 / 27 (675.9432) | 21 / 27 (658.1372) | Matty Macks |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 19 / 45 (683.3372) | 36 / 45 (654.1944) | Matty Macks |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) | 32 / 37 (649.0060) | 9 / 37 (688.4912) | Darty-Q |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 47 (679.3716) | 19 / 47 (677.0396) | Matty Macks |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 9 / 36 (680.4456) | 8 / 36 (680.5028) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 244 / 505 (669.0284) | 46 / 505 (691.3940) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 31 / 46 (673.5884) | 15 / 46 (689.0628) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 15 / 32 (673.6116) | 18 / 32 (671.8744) | Matty Macks |
| 2022-04-22 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 17 / 29 (664.9828) | 11 / 29 (672.4112) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 18 / 48 (681.0976) | 29 / 48 (672.4684) | Matty Macks |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) | 6 (169.6916) | 14 (163.9884) | Matty Macks |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 60 / 467 (496.5140 · Open Comp) | 112 / 467 (674.7772 · Master) | Matty Macks |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 14 / 26 (667.3028) | 10 / 26 (673.0860) | Darty-Q |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 8 / 32 (671.9432) | 1 / 32 (687.9656) | Darty-Q |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 36 / 45 (655.2912) | 35 / 45 (655.3600) | Darty-Q |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 31 / 36 (606.7088) | 25 / 36 (638.1828) | Darty-Q |