Head-to-head
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX vs IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
7 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 166 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 11 | Category wins | 38 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.34% | 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)
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 14 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 10 |
| 7 | Pork (19 meetings) | 12 |
| 7 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 2 times — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 58.49 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0572 points at Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 (2019-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 18 / 20 (654.1376) | 5 / 20 (693.0628) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 75 / 101 (674.1484) | 47 / 101 (686.7312) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (675.3028) | 37 / 42 (668.4112) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 17 / 24 (667.2684) | 1 / 24 (698.2172) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 21 / 25 (650.6740) | 8 / 25 (690.1944) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 32 / 33 (652.9828) | 15 / 33 (682.2292) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 58 / 92 (675.8856) | 43 / 92 (682.7428) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 46 / 49 (628.9372) | 5 / 49 (687.4288) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 12 / 505 (698.8344) | 105 / 505 (683.9196) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 40 / 249 (693.0628) | 84 / 249 (686.1828) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 294 / 467 (653.6112) | 96 / 467 (676.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 53 / 185 (687.3940) | 31 / 185 (692.5028) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) | 28 / 97 (684.6400) | 53 / 97 (673.0284) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 179 / 468 (667.8856) | 21 / 468 (690.2512) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 101 / 135 (671.2912) | 48 / 135 (687.3600) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 | 2 / 36 (694.2056) | 10 / 36 (675.8628) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 | 4 / 37 (686.2628) | 5 / 37 (686.2056) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ | 9 / 48 (684.4572) | 5 / 48 (690.1712) | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2019-02-15 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 5 / 33 (697.7028) | 6 / 33 (697.6224) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |