Head-to-head
Poppin Smoke BBQ vs Big Reds Backyard BBQ
7 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Poppin Smoke BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 65 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 2 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 138.2% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 44% |
| ±2.72% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±9.49% |
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)
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 3 times — Poppin Smoke BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 times — Poppin Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest 2 times — Big Reds Backyard BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Big Reds Backyard BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.21 points at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) (2026-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0456 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Poppin Smoke BBQ | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 3 / 32 (347.9772) | 7 / 32 (341.0972) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 5 / 32 (345.0972) | 11 / 32 (337.0512) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 1 / 37 (353.1200) | 14 / 37 (327.9084) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 3 / 16 (348.0000) | 13 / 16 (327.9200) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 6 / 36 (350.2744) | 3 / 36 (353.7144) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 16 (341.6916) | 1 / 16 (353.7028) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 5 / 33 (347.9656) | 3 / 33 (349.6800) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 23 (343.3944) | 11 / 23 (339.3368) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 36 (337.6688 · Backyard) | 32 / 36 (655.8512 · Master) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 11 / 36 (333.6688) | 15 / 36 (328.5144) | Poppin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 19 / 49 (337.6456) | 18 / 49 (337.6912) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 24 / 33 (329.0400) | 7 / 33 (349.7256) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 12 / 56 (336.5600) | 9 / 56 (342.2400) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 14 / 53 (328.5144) | 12 / 53 (330.7884) | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |