Head-to-head
18 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SPITFIRE | RUB MY RACK | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Contests | 99 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 18 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.27% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.42% |
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)
| SPITFIRE | RUB MY RACK | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (33 meetings) | 20 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 19 |
| 20 | Pork (33 meetings) | 13 |
| 19 | Brisket (33 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 3 times — SPITFIRE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — SPITFIRE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — SPITFIRE 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 KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 2 times — SPITFIRE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.53 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 (2021-06-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at Cookin On Kampeska (2019-07-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SPITFIRE | RUB MY RACK | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 20 / 48 (683.3140) | 3 / 48 (695.9200) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 45 / 77 (677.0628) | 57 / 77 (673.0400) | SPITFIRE |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 3 / 71 (695.4284) | 36 / 71 (672.9480) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 12 / 46 (685.6340) | 19 / 46 (674.1368) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 23 / 44 (675.8968) | 25 / 44 (674.7772) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 4 / 26 (683.9428) | 13 / 26 (670.1140) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 6 / 48 (693.1084) | 22 / 48 (678.1368) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 38 / 58 (675.3372) | 21 / 58 (684.4456) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 19 / 47 (670.8340) | 15 / 47 (673.5996) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 16 / 32 (674.1824) | 21 / 32 (666.7084) | SPITFIRE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 23 / 58 (685.6568) | 26 / 58 (683.3716) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 10 / 28 (677.0284) | 9 / 28 (678.1252) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 17 / 39 (673.0856) | 19 / 39 (671.2912) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 22 / 40 (676.5144) | 14 / 40 (678.7196) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 17 / 43 (672.5028) | 10 / 43 (685.6228) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 5 / 39 (685.6572) | 7 / 39 (680.4796) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 14 / 28 (674.2516) | 3 / 28 (691.3600) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 23 / 46 (674.8460) | 5 / 46 (690.2172) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 13 / 26 (675.3484) | 1 / 26 (687.3600) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 21 / 33 (668.4572) | 23 / 33 (666.1484) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 18 / 45 (665.1084) | 13 / 45 (668.5256) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 24 / 52 (663.2684) | 1 / 52 (690.8000) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 2 / 29 (688.6172) | 8 / 29 (680.6404) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 19 / 43 (673.6916) | 10 / 43 (681.1428) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 14 / 47 (677.6572) | 32 / 47 (664.4684) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 9 / 53 (675.9196) | 35 / 53 (657.5768) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 3 / 22 (685.0856) | 5 / 22 (677.0628) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) | 22 / 97 (686.2628) | 33 / 97 (682.1824) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 2 / 29 (697.0972) | 3 / 29 (695.9084) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 15 / 46 (679.9772) | 12 / 46 (681.6800) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska | 14 / 40 (671.9540) | 16 / 40 (671.3828) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 4 / 37 (686.8228) | 3 / 37 (687.9544) | RUB MY RACK |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 57 (673.1200) | 11 / 57 (683.3484) | RUB MY RACK |