Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
T & S BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| T & S BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Contests | 150 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 8 | Category wins | 36 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 187.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 105.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 26% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±25.25% | 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)
| T & S BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 4 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 6 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — T & S BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — T & S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.38 points at Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 (2021-07-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.8172 points at Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 (2021-07-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | T & S BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 5 / 37 (345.6916 · Backyard) | 13 / 37 (685.0284 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 16 / 70 (345.1088 · Backyard) | 51 / 70 (683.3028 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 75 / 106 (679.3028) | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 32 (341.1316 · Backyard) | 10 / 32 (690.7540 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 2 / 35 (343.9544 · Backyard) | 10 / 35 (694.2288 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 2 / 45 (349.1316 · Backyard) | 30 / 45 (675.2800 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 6 / 17 (329.0972 · Backyard) | 11 / 17 (690.7888 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 10 / 19 (321.0172 · Backyard) | 3 / 19 (696.5376 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 3 / 11 (347.9772 · Backyard) | 8 / 11 (687.9432 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 3 / 12 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 6 / 12 (686.8228 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 1 / 38 (349.7032 · Backyard) | 6 / 38 (693.0628 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 4 / 19 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 1 / 19 (695.9312 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 7 / 20 (337.6572 · Backyard) | 5 / 20 (690.2512 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 1 / 25 (347.3828 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (699.9428 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 1 / 17 (512.5828 · Backyard) | 2 / 17 (699.3484 · Master) | T & S BBQ |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 5 / 15 (333.7716) | 12 / 15 (315.3940) | T & S BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 4 / 18 (341.7716) | 7 / 18 (335.9544) | T & S BBQ |