Head-to-head
19 head-to-head wins
Met
36 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
WHEN PIGS DIE is the team RUB MY RACK sees one call ahead more than anyone (3 times).
Career comparison
| RUB MY RACK | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 148 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 11 | Category wins | 18 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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)
| RUB MY RACK | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chicken (36 meetings) | 15 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (36 meetings) | 17 |
| 14 | Pork (36 meetings) | 22 |
| 14 | Brisket (36 meetings) | 22 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 3 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — RUB MY RACK leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.77 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4112 points at ND BBQ Championship (2026-05-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RUB MY RACK | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 57 / 77 (673.0400) | 18 / 77 (685.6572) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 36 / 71 (672.9480) | 37 / 71 (672.5368) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 25 / 44 (674.7772) | 27 / 44 (673.6456) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 21 / 58 (684.4456) | 18 / 58 (685.6688) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 253 / 444 (671.8740) | 85 / 444 (689.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 37 (689.6572) | 8 / 37 (691.4060) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 37 / 41 (646.6172) | 19 / 41 (670.7660) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 26 / 58 (683.3716) | 17 / 58 (688.5372) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 7 / 211 (700.5488) | 73 / 211 (687.3600) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 86 / 487 (687.3944) | 122 / 487 (684.4796) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 9 / 28 (678.1252) | 17 / 28 (669.1088) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 37 / 62 (691.9084) | 60 / 62 (680.4456) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 65 / 90 (678.1828) | 64 / 90 (678.7888) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 39 (671.2912) | 7 / 39 (678.2516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 40 (678.7196) | 26 / 40 (671.9540) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 10 / 43 (685.6228) | 12 / 43 (685.0972) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 16 / 59 (680.5256) | 23 / 59 (675.9772) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 56 / 505 (689.6340) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 42 / 249 (692.4336) | 49 / 249 (690.7884) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 3 / 28 (691.3600) | 21 / 28 (663.9204) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 12 / 37 (680.4340) | 24 / 37 (667.2800) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 18 / 39 (672.4568) | 9 / 39 (680.4916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 44 / 92 (689.6228) | 74 / 92 (678.2172) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 19 / 111 (690.1712) | 30 / 111 (686.2400) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 1 / 26 (687.3600) | 15 / 26 (671.3600) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 12 / 50 (691.3256) | 7 / 50 (696.5488) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 23 / 33 (666.1484) | 22 / 33 (667.8972) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 31 / 50 (675.8856) | 10 / 50 (690.2172) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 42 / 56 (668.4800) | 32 / 56 (678.2288) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 8 / 29 (680.6404) | 1 / 29 (695.4172) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 32 / 47 (664.4684) | 4 / 47 (685.6916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 35 / 53 (657.5768) | 23 / 53 (668.4800) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 5 / 22 (677.0628) | 4 / 22 (678.8116) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 66 / 468 (682.2512) | 278 / 468 (652.4800) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 5 / 135 (699.9544) | 65 / 135 (683.9084) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship | 28 / 92 (680.4800) | 50 / 92 (673.5656) | RUB MY RACK |