Head-to-head
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ vs WHEN PIGS DIE
23 head-to-head wins
Met
37 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Contests | 148 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 11 | Category wins | 18 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.48% | 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)
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (37 meetings) | 18 |
| 30 | Pork Ribs (42 meetings) | 12 |
| 21 | Pork (37 meetings) | 16 |
| 18 | Brisket (37 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.51 points at Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll (2022-09-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5484 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 5 / 33 (687.9776) | 18 / 33 (678.1600) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | 18 / 77 (685.6572) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | 37 / 71 (672.5368) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2 / 44 (698.2516) | 27 / 44 (673.6456) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | 9 / 31 (679.8740) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | 18 / 58 (685.6688) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | 85 / 444 (689.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 4 / 28 (691.9200) | 2 / 28 (695.9428) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | 17 / 58 (688.5372) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | 122 / 487 (684.4796) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 12 / 28 (675.3832) | 17 / 28 (669.1088) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 56 / 62 (682.7196) | 60 / 62 (680.4456) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 22 / 90 (693.6460) | 64 / 90 (678.7888) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 9 / 39 (677.0516) | 7 / 39 (678.2516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 3 / 28 (687.9316) | 23 / 28 (663.8860) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | 23 / 59 (675.9772) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | 49 / 249 (690.7884) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 2 / 28 (691.4284) | 21 / 28 (663.9204) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 20 / 28 (674.1716 · Master) | 6 / 28 (163.4288 · Other) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | 18 / 32 (664.5376) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | 20 / 40 (668.5600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 37 (683.9316) | 24 / 37 (667.2800) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 12 / 39 (677.0856) | 9 / 39 (680.4916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | 40 / 59 (662.7200) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 8 / 26 (679.9772) | 15 / 26 (671.3600) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 4 / 33 (686.8344) | 22 / 33 (667.8972) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | 5 / 60 (683.3600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 8 / 33 (686.8688) | 21 / 33 (669.6232) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | 11 / 40 (675.3488) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 7 / 35 (682.8576) | 10 / 35 (680.4800) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 5 / 29 (682.2400) | 1 / 29 (695.4172) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 1 / 45 (700.5716) | 3 / 45 (692.5604) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 11 / 47 (678.8116) | 4 / 47 (685.6916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 33 / 53 (660.5144) | 23 / 53 (668.4800) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 1 / 22 (687.9428) | 4 / 22 (678.8116) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry | 25 / 28 (653.0404) | 20 / 28 (664.9944) | WHEN PIGS DIE |