Head-to-head
22 head-to-head wins
Met
48 times in the data
26 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SPITFIRE | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Contests | 84 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 18 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.27% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chicken (48 meetings) | 25 |
| 23 | Pork Ribs (56 meetings) | 33 |
| 23 | Pork (48 meetings) | 25 |
| 27 | Brisket (48 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 6 times — SPITFIRE leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.85 points at Back To Mayberry (2019-06-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.1260 points at 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2020-07-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SPITFIRE | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 3 / 33 (689.7032) | 5 / 33 (687.9776) | SPITFIRE |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 20 / 48 (683.3140) | 4 / 48 (693.6456) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 45 / 77 (677.0628) | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 3 / 71 (695.4284) | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 12 / 46 (685.6340) | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 23 / 44 (675.8968) | 2 / 44 (698.2516) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 29 / 31 (659.3144) | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 10 / 26 (676.4916) | 4 / 26 (685.0632) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 6 / 48 (693.1084) | 1 / 48 (702.3200) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 38 / 58 (675.3372) | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 19 / 47 (670.8340) | 13 / 47 (675.3712) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 4 / 34 (693.6688) | 15 / 34 (678.2172) | SPITFIRE |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 7 / 34 (688.0116) | 9 / 34 (687.3828) | SPITFIRE |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 16 / 32 (674.1824) | 7 / 32 (686.7656) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 23 / 58 (685.6568) | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 10 / 28 (677.0284) | 12 / 28 (675.3832) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 12 / 32 (682.1940) | 11 / 32 (683.3484) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 17 / 39 (673.0856) | 9 / 39 (677.0516) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 16 / 28 (674.8116) | 3 / 28 (687.9316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 5 / 39 (685.6572) | 21 / 39 (663.8280) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 14 / 28 (674.2516) | 2 / 28 (691.4284) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 11 / 32 (676.4916) | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 7 / 40 (680.4916) | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 23 / 46 (674.8460) | 4 / 46 (690.2740) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 38 / 59 (662.7776) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 13 / 26 (675.3484) | 8 / 26 (679.9772) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 15 / 35 (668.0000) | 18 / 35 (665.6228) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 21 / 33 (668.4572) | 4 / 33 (686.8344) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 18 / 45 (665.1084) | 6 / 45 (677.6800) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 24 / 52 (663.2684) | 17 / 52 (670.2288) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 1 / 49 (697.1432) | 13 / 49 (677.0512) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 60 (676.5832) | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 13 / 40 (673.1888) | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 5 / 35 (683.4176) | 7 / 35 (682.8576) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 2 / 29 (688.6172) | 5 / 29 (682.2400) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 2 / 45 (697.7484) | 1 / 45 (700.5716) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 19 / 43 (673.6916) | 15 / 43 (675.9544) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 10 / 30 (666.8344) | 12 / 30 (666.7084) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 14 / 47 (677.6572) | 11 / 47 (678.8116) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 9 / 53 (675.9196) | 33 / 53 (660.5144) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 3 / 22 (685.0856) | 1 / 22 (687.9428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-09-13 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off | 4 / 26 (681.1084) | 6 / 26 (677.6460) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 2 / 29 (697.0972) | 11 / 29 (681.0744) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 15 / 46 (679.9772) | 24 / 46 (666.8000) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska | 14 / 40 (671.9540) | 27 / 40 (652.3996) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry | 3 / 28 (690.8916) | 25 / 28 (653.0404) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 4 / 37 (686.8228) | 10 / 37 (675.3028) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 57 (673.1200) | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |