Head-to-head
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ vs PIG ON FIRE
7 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
PIG ON FIRE has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | PIG ON FIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Contests | 51 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 4 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.2% |
| 93.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.3% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 56% |
| ±1.58% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.08% |
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)
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | PIG ON FIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 3 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 10 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked SC Festival of Discovery 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.84 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken (2020-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2232 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland (2021-08-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | PIG ON FIRE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 60 / 75 (664.3884) | 54 / 75 (674.2056) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 40 / 66 (675.8512) | 36 / 66 (678.2628) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 38 / 42 (668.4000) | 36 / 42 (670.7196) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 8 / 42 (691.3832) | 5 / 42 (693.6344) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 29 / 76 (689.0516) | 43 / 76 (681.0400) | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 28 / 76 (680.4572) | 47 / 76 (668.4340) | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 23 / 92 (685.6000) | 36 / 92 (678.7084) | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park | 15 / 22 (664.3884) | 16 / 22 (659.2456) | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | 18 / 26 (675.2684) | 16 / 26 (676.4916) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 26 / 81 (682.1368) | 42 / 81 (662.7652) | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 12 / 28 (682.7544) | 14 / 28 (680.5256) | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 19 / 34 (675.8972) | 31 / 34 (646.0568) | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 44 / 83 (655.7940) | 42 / 83 (659.2228) | PIG ON FIRE |