Head-to-head
SMOKEHOUSE 72 vs WHEN PIGS DIE
3 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
WHEN PIGS DIE has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKEHOUSE 72 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 148 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 2 | Category wins | 18 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 96.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 60% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.43% | 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)
| SMOKEHOUSE 72 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 13 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 16 |
| 6 | Pork (21 meetings) | 15 |
| 7 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri City BBQ Fest 5 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cruisin' and BBQin' 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.67 points at Tri City BBQ Fest (2024-09-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0852 points at Back to Mayberry Day 1 (2020-06-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 21 / 26 (672.4800) | 5 / 26 (694.7772) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 17 / 28 (685.5884) | 12 / 28 (690.1712) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 33 / 37 (664.4116) | 23 / 37 (679.9204) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 15 / 40 (675.3716) | 23 / 40 (668.4688) | SMOKEHOUSE 72 |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 16 / 18 (674.1600) | 3 / 18 (697.7032) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 19 / 25 (665.5772) | 6 / 25 (694.2288) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 49 (673.5768) | 10 / 49 (681.0516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 27 / 30 (652.4000) | 5 / 30 (689.0744) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 9 / 25 (682.7540) | 22 / 25 (658.1488) | SMOKEHOUSE 72 |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 17 / 32 (673.0400) | 6 / 32 (690.8000) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 27 / 28 (646.6744) | 23 / 28 (663.8860) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 14 / 25 (667.3716) | 9 / 25 (677.0512) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 54 / 111 (678.7312) | 30 / 111 (686.2400) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 10 / 20 (682.1712) | 3 / 20 (693.0972) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 23 / 46 (673.6228) | 19 / 46 (678.2056) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 47 / 66 (655.8624) | 42 / 66 (662.7888) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 22 / 35 (667.3256) | 10 / 35 (680.4800) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 24 / 47 (670.7888) | 4 / 47 (685.6916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 20 / 53 (669.5652) | 23 / 53 (668.4800) | SMOKEHOUSE 72 |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 20 / 34 (660.4800) | 14 / 34 (673.0284) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 21 / 33 (662.1600) | 5 / 33 (687.3488) | WHEN PIGS DIE |