Head-to-head
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ vs NECTAR OF THE HOGS
18 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Contests | 71 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 11 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±1.48% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.35% |
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 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 22 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 16 |
| 18 | Pork (32 meetings) | 14 |
| 15 | Brisket (32 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 2 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.03 points at KTD Smokn' Gobbler (2025-07-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | 12 / 77 (689.0628) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | 24 / 71 (679.3712) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | 23 / 46 (669.6112) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | 17 / 31 (671.3256) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 4 / 26 (685.0632) | 24 / 26 (653.0288) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | 23 / 58 (682.8344) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | 20 / 42 (673.0744) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | 257 / 444 (670.7652) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 13 / 47 (675.3712) | 3 / 47 (693.1428) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 4 / 27 (689.0512) | 17 / 27 (672.5028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 4 / 28 (691.9200) | 5 / 28 (690.2284) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 15 / 34 (678.2172) | 9 / 34 (681.6572) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 7 / 32 (686.7656) | 9 / 32 (685.6572) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | 19 / 58 (688.5028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | 60 / 487 (690.2972) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 12 / 28 (675.3832) | 3 / 28 (689.1432) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 11 / 32 (683.3484) | 3 / 32 (691.3828) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 3 / 28 (687.9316) | 6 / 28 (681.6576) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | 14 / 59 (681.7032) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | 109 / 505 (683.3372) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | 8 / 249 (701.6456) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 2 / 28 (691.4284) | 17 / 28 (666.8460) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | 13 / 40 (673.6228) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 37 (683.9316) | 7 / 37 (684.5372) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 12 / 39 (677.0856) | 11 / 39 (678.2632) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | 34 / 59 (666.1140) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 235 / 467 (662.7656) | 287 / 467 (654.7428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 81 / 185 (682.7656) | 137 / 185 (672.5028) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 6 / 45 (677.6800) | 11 / 45 (669.6684) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 17 / 52 (670.2288) | 8 / 52 (678.1828) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | 9 / 60 (677.6684) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | 3 / 57 (691.9772) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |