Head-to-head
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ vs WHEN PIGS DIE
29 head-to-head wins
Met
50 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Contests | 148 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 21 | Category wins | 18 |
| 9 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 28% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.88% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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)
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chicken (50 meetings) | 20 |
| 32 | Pork Ribs (51 meetings) | 19 |
| 25 | Pork (51 meetings) | 26 |
| 25 | Brisket (50 meetings) | 25 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 5 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 5 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri-City BBQ Fest 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 3 times — WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.79 points at 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2024-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2023-06-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 17 / 26 (681.0056) | 5 / 26 (694.7772) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 5 / 28 (698.2172) | 12 / 28 (690.1712) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 16 / 33 (678.7772) | 18 / 33 (678.1600) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 26 / 37 (675.2684) | 23 / 37 (679.9204) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 40 (684.4916) | 23 / 40 (668.4688) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 1 / 82 (710.8344) | 5 / 82 (706.2860) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 45 / 117 (689.0628) | 40 / 117 (691.3832) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 21 / 77 (685.0512) | 18 / 77 (685.6572) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | 9 / 26 (686.7656) | 8 / 26 (687.8972) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 1 / 18 (703.9544) | 3 / 18 (697.7032) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 3 / 31 (685.6456) | 9 / 31 (679.8740) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 4 / 25 (697.0860) | 6 / 25 (694.2288) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 11 / 28 (688.4800) | 8 / 28 (690.8000) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 11 / 58 (689.6916) | 18 / 58 (685.6688) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 19 / 49 (678.7428) | 10 / 49 (681.0516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 161 / 444 (682.1940) | 85 / 444 (689.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 30 (695.3600) | 5 / 30 (689.0744) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 7 / 28 (689.6344) | 2 / 28 (695.9428) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | 22 / 25 (658.1488) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 20 / 37 (683.9084) | 8 / 37 (691.4060) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 22 / 41 (666.1484) | 19 / 41 (670.7660) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 58 (696.5600) | 17 / 58 (688.5372) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 78 / 211 (686.7768) | 73 / 211 (687.3600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 5 / 487 (703.4056) | 122 / 487 (684.4796) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 14 / 32 (676.4688) | 6 / 32 (690.8000) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 17 / 62 (698.2056) | 60 / 62 (680.4456) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 29 / 39 (660.4452) | 7 / 39 (678.2516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 7 / 28 (681.0404) | 23 / 28 (663.8860) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 40 (693.0968) | 26 / 40 (671.9540) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 43 (685.1316) | 12 / 43 (685.0972) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 6 / 47 (687.9428) | 23 / 47 (673.6804) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 89 / 505 (685.6684) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 62 / 249 (689.0628) | 49 / 249 (690.7884) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 25 (689.1656) | 9 / 25 (677.0512) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 4 / 28 (688.0232) | 21 / 28 (663.9204) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 6 / 32 (683.9088) | 18 / 32 (664.5376) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 17 / 40 (670.1712) | 20 / 40 (668.5600) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 23 / 37 (668.4568) | 24 / 37 (667.2800) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 26 / 39 (659.2916) | 9 / 39 (680.4916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 13 / 59 (678.2060) | 40 / 59 (662.7200) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 6 / 92 (701.1088) | 74 / 92 (678.2172) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 20 / 35 (670.1940) | 2 / 35 (687.9660) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 13 / 60 (675.3712) | 5 / 60 (683.3600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 11 / 33 (685.1088) | 21 / 33 (669.6232) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 7 / 40 (679.3372) | 11 / 40 (675.3488) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 16 / 66 (678.2744) | 42 / 66 (662.7888) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 1 / 35 (696.6516) | 10 / 35 (680.4800) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 8 / 45 (682.2968) | 3 / 45 (692.5604) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 13 / 50 (675.8968) | 11 / 50 (678.7312) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 4 / 33 (688.5140) | 5 / 33 (687.3488) | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ |