Head-to-head
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE vs Optimus Swine
13 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data · 2 dead level
13 head-to-head wins
Optimus Swine has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Contests | 150 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 11 | Category wins | 36 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 143.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 104.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±19.41% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.92% |
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)
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (29 meetings) | 10 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 12 |
| 6 | Pork (17 meetings) | 11 |
| 0 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 8 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.08 points at Currituck Bulls and BBQ (2024-11-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.3712 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (2021-03-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 10 / 16 (678.1944) | 2 / 16 (690.7772) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 22 / 25 (671.9200) | 2 / 25 (695.4060) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 14 / 25 (336.5484 · Backyard) | 16 / 25 (681.0284 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 43 (351.9656 · Backyard) | 19 / 43 (687.3600 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 1 / 45 (347.4056 · Backyard) | 17 / 45 (685.6116 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-11-08 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ | 11 / 16 (672.9828) | 2 / 16 (697.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 28 (341.1088 · Backyard) | 6 / 28 (691.3600 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 9 / 27 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 11 / 27 (689.0516 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 4 / 35 (340.4912 · Backyard) | 10 / 35 (694.2288 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 9 / 45 (338.7884 · Backyard) | 30 / 45 (675.2800 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 42 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 7 / 42 (692.5028 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 45 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 2 / 45 (698.2172 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 4 / 21 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 6 / 21 (686.7544 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2 / 27 (514.2400 · Backyard) | 1 / 27 (697.6456 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 8 / 46 (504.5144 · Backyard) | 6 / 46 (697.0744 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 53 (489.0400 · Backyard) | 22 / 53 (681.5884 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 50 (506.8232 · Backyard) | 38 / 50 (670.1140 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 53 (487.8632 · Backyard) | 24 / 53 (679.9316 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 26 / 33 (329.0632) | 15 / 33 (335.9084) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 18 (489.5888) | 8 / 18 (506.7660) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 19 (501.0400) | 1 / 19 (510.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 11 / 54 (163.3828 · Open Comp) | 9 / 54 (335.9428 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival | 9 / 41 (333.6228) | 2 / 41 (342.2400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2 / 46 (339.3944) | 5 / 46 (335.3716) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 12 / 34 (334.2056) | 15 / 34 (330.2056) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 15 / 47 (326.2172) | 8 / 47 (336.4912) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 16 / 40 (490.1944) | 6 / 40 (503.3716) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 9 / 46 (499.3716) | 7 / 46 (502.7428) | Optimus Swine |