Head-to-head
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ vs FIRE & SHINE BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data · 1 dead level
10 head-to-head wins
FIRE & SHINE BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 82 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 5 | Category wins | 17 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.6% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±4.08% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±11.88% |
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 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 13 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 39 (685.6000 · Master) | 6 / 39 (345.0972 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 26 / 43 (675.8740 · Master) | 17 / 43 (336.5028 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 6 / 36 (695.9432 · Master) | 9 / 36 (337.6572 · Backyard) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 22 / 40 (678.7432 · Master) | 12 / 40 (333.0744 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 7 / 25 (687.3604 · Master) | 1 / 25 (348.5372 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 16 / 27 (669.0172 · Master) | 8 / 27 (343.9428 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 30 (688.4568 · Master) | 11 / 30 (341.6916 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 31 / 43 (674.7200 · Master) | 10 / 43 (343.9544 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 45 (666.7432 · Master) | 7 / 45 (342.7884 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 26 / 26 (507.9204 · Master) | 12 / 26 (318.1712 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 17 / 32 (679.8860 · Master) | 3 / 32 (345.0856 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 35 (667.2800 · Master) | 25 / 35 (326.1828 · Backyard) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 / 40 (699.3600 · Master) | 12 / 40 (335.3716 · Backyard) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 32 / 51 (664.4228 · Master) | 7 / 51 (340.5944 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |