Head-to-head
SMOKE IN THE EYE vs WHEN PIGS DIE
6 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
WHEN PIGS DIE has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 148 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 18 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 96.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.62% | 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)
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 12 |
| 8 | Pork (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 6 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.82 points at Minnesota in Mayaugust (2020-08-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0512 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKE IN THE EYE | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 56 / 77 (673.6116) | 18 / 77 (685.6572) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 24 / 58 (682.7772) | 18 / 58 (685.6688) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 213 / 444 (677.0288) | 85 / 444 (689.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 43 / 58 (673.0284) | 17 / 58 (688.5372) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 263 / 487 (670.7428) | 122 / 487 (684.4796) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 24 / 28 (659.2800) | 23 / 28 (663.8860) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 29 / 59 (672.5372) | 23 / 59 (675.9772) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 145 / 505 (679.9428) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 28 / 32 (645.5544) | 18 / 32 (664.5376) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 31 / 59 (668.5256) | 40 / 59 (662.7200) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 35 / 60 (658.2172) | 5 / 60 (683.3600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 12 / 33 (681.1088) | 21 / 33 (669.6232) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 18 / 40 (666.2060) | 11 / 40 (675.3488) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 28 / 66 (670.1944) | 42 / 66 (662.7888) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 19 / 35 (672.5372) | 10 / 35 (680.4800) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 11 / 29 (676.5144) | 1 / 29 (695.4172) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 29 / 45 (658.7424) | 3 / 45 (692.5604) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 37 / 47 (657.5772) | 4 / 47 (685.6916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 16 / 53 (673.0744) | 23 / 53 (668.4800) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 11 / 22 (664.5032) | 4 / 22 (678.8116) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 274 / 468 (653.5312) | 278 / 468 (652.4800) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 7 / 50 (681.6572) | 11 / 50 (678.7312) | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause | 14 / 32 (679.8856) | 8 / 32 (686.8344) | WHEN PIGS DIE |