Head-to-head
Bear's Den BBQ vs Optimus Swine
0 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Optimus Swine has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bear's Den BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Contests | 150 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 2 | Category wins | 36 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 96.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 91.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 79% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±2.14% | 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)
| Bear's Den BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Pork (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.06 points at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2024-05-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 22.8912 points at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2023-10-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bear's Den BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 70 / 70 (648.9256) | 51 / 70 (683.3028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 103 / 106 (660.3884) | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 80 / 81 (663.8056) | 28 / 81 (697.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 112 / 118 (652.9828) | 37 / 118 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 78 / 81 (649.0172) | 59 / 81 (671.9084) | Optimus Swine |