Head-to-head
24 head-to-head wins
Met
40 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
MACHETE BOYS BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SPITFIRE | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Contests | 126 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 18 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 97.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±1.27% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.2% |
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 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (40 meetings) | 16 |
| 20 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 26 |
| 25 | Pork (39 meetings) | 14 |
| 27 | Brisket (40 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 5 times — SPITFIRE leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — MACHETE BOYS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 3 times — MACHETE BOYS BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — SPITFIRE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — SPITFIRE leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 164.69 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (2020-10-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5140 points at Art of the Que (2023-07-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SPITFIRE | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 45 / 77 (677.0628) | 44 / 77 (677.6228) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 12 / 46 (685.6340) | 2 / 46 (694.2284) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 10 / 26 (676.4916) | 17 / 26 (668.4916) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 10 / 28 (688.5028) | 17 / 28 (677.0400) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 38 / 58 (675.3372) | 22 / 58 (683.4172) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 16 / 32 (674.1824) | 2 / 32 (692.5260) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 23 / 58 (685.6568) | 18 / 58 (688.5372) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 10 / 28 (677.0284) | 2 / 28 (693.6572) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 17 / 39 (673.0856) | 22 / 39 (668.4228) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 16 / 28 (674.8116) | 15 / 28 (675.3256) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 22 / 40 (676.5144) | 24 / 40 (674.7544) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 17 / 43 (672.5028) | 38 / 43 (634.6628) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 5 / 39 (685.6572) | 3 / 39 (687.3716) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 7 / 25 (681.7144) | 3 / 25 (689.0628) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 14 / 28 (674.2516) | 1 / 28 (693.6916) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 7 / 40 (680.4916) | 8 / 40 (678.8116) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 8 / 32 (681.0516) | 6 / 32 (683.9428) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 38 / 59 (662.7776) | 21 / 59 (674.1828) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 20 (694.7656) | 14 / 20 (672.4112) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 13 / 26 (675.3484) | 5 / 26 (681.6800) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 15 / 35 (668.0000) | 27 / 35 (657.5656) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 21 / 33 (668.4572) | 5 / 33 (686.8228) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 18 / 45 (665.1084) | 33 / 45 (654.2172) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 24 / 52 (663.2684) | 16 / 52 (670.9148) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 1 / 49 (697.1432) | 27 / 49 (662.7312) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 6 / 46 (689.0968) | 16 / 46 (678.8228) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 60 (676.5832) | 22 / 60 (667.9428) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 13 / 40 (673.1888) | 39 / 40 (508.5028) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 15 / 66 (678.2744) | 34 / 66 (667.8972) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 5 / 35 (683.4176) | 2 / 35 (693.1316) | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 2 / 45 (697.7484) | 35 / 45 (643.8628) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 10 / 30 (666.8344) | 25 / 30 (653.6112) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 14 / 47 (677.6572) | 42 / 47 (649.0400) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 9 / 53 (675.9196) | 45 / 53 (646.1944) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 3 / 22 (685.0856) | 20 / 22 (633.5776) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-09-13 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off | 4 / 26 (681.1084) | 19 / 26 (634.2060) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 14 / 50 (675.3256) | 26 / 50 (658.8000) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 15 / 46 (679.9772) | 45 / 46 (626.7316) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska | 14 / 40 (671.9540) | 35 / 40 (634.8000) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 57 (673.1200) | 46 / 57 (634.2512) | SPITFIRE |