Head-to-head
PURE SMOKE vs SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS
4 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
PURE SMOKE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| PURE SMOKE | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Contests | 45 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| 90.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±7.69% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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)
| PURE SMOKE | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (4 meetings) | 1 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 3 | Pork (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 3 times — PURE SMOKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championship 2 times — PURE SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 161.18 points at Original SD BBQ Championships (2023-06-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7488 points at Original SD BBQ Championship (2019-05-31)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PURE SMOKE | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 27 / 48 (673.6000) | 45 / 48 (635.3376) | PURE SMOKE |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 13 / 34 (681.1200) | 15 / 34 (678.1940) | PURE SMOKE |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 39 / 39 (517.0740) | 9 / 39 (678.2516) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 22 / 49 (667.3600) | 25 / 49 (665.6000) | PURE SMOKE |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 18 / 37 (659.3256) | 20 / 37 (657.5768) | PURE SMOKE |