Head-to-head
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ vs Optimus Swine
2 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data · 1 dead level
18 head-to-head wins
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 150 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 5 | Category wins | 36 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±4.08% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.92% |
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)
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 18 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 13 |
| 5 | Pork (18 meetings) | 13 |
| 8 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 8 times — Optimus Swine leads there 6–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 3 times — Optimus Swine leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 3 times — Optimus Swine leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.26 points at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2024-06-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6172 points at Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) (2022-07-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 6 / 36 (695.9432) | 10 / 36 (694.1940) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 22 / 40 (678.7432) | 28 / 40 (677.5772) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 60 / 70 (678.1716) | 51 / 70 (683.3028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 80 / 106 (677.5884) | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 31 / 43 (674.7200) | 19 / 43 (687.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 45 (666.7432) | 17 / 45 (685.6116) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 29 / 36 (668.9596) | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 53 / 81 (688.4916) | 28 / 81 (697.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 67 / 118 (682.1716) | 37 / 118 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 19 / 42 (682.7544) | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 45 (689.0744) | 2 / 45 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 20 / 29 (673.5772) | 5 / 29 (698.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 46 (689.0516) | 6 / 46 (697.0744) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 32 / 53 (673.0288) | 22 / 53 (681.5884) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 9 / 42 (694.7772) | 7 / 42 (697.0860) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 27 / 54 (659.8400) | 25 / 54 (660.4572) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 18 / 32 (676.4224) | 7 / 32 (694.8228) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 9 / 20 (677.6112 · Master) | 2 / 20 (335.9544 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 5 / 24 (674.2172 · Master) | 5 / 24 (346.2400 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 22 / 54 (664.4800 · Master) | 9 / 54 (335.9428 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 32 / 47 (660.4228 · Master) | 8 / 47 (336.4912 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |