Head-to-head
BEER TIME BBQ vs FIRE & SHINE BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data · 1 dead level
19 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BEER TIME BBQ | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Contests | 82 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 13 | Category wins | 17 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.6% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±2.53% | 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)
| BEER TIME BBQ | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 19 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 16 |
| 1 | Pork (3 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 15.50 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) (2026-05-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 14.8916 points at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2025-10-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BEER TIME BBQ | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 16 / 39 (689.6572 · Master) | 6 / 39 (345.0972 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 6 / 43 (692.5144 · Master) | 17 / 43 (336.5028 · Backyard) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 / 13 (690.2284 · Master) | 1 / 13 (356.5600 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (688.4684 · Master) | 12 / 25 (338.7884 · Backyard) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 58 / 82 (687.9084 · Master) | 13 / 82 (349.6684 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 74 / 117 (681.5884) | 19 / 117 (697.0856) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 14 / 17 (672.4344 · Master) | 6 / 17 (342.2400 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (690.8120 · Master) | 2 / 25 (348.5372 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 20 / 59 (683.8972 · Master) | 4 / 59 (678.8000 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman | 5 / 14 (680.4688 · Master) | 1 / 14 (347.3944 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 24 / 36 (681.6000 · Master) | 9 / 36 (337.6572 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 24 / 40 (678.1944 · Master) | 12 / 40 (333.0744 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 10 / 30 (680.4572) | 20 / 30 (665.5656) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 17 / 27 (667.3260 · Master) | 8 / 27 (343.9428 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 30 (676.4456 · Master) | 11 / 30 (341.6916 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 10 / 21 (674.2060 · Master) | 1 / 21 (348.5372 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 / 28 (693.0744 · Master) | 1 / 28 (350.8228 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 8 / 11 (684.5256 · Master) | 4 / 11 (349.6800 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 8 / 13 (681.0628 · Master) | 10 / 13 (338.8000 · Backyard) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 26 / 32 (662.7200 · Master) | 3 / 32 (345.0856 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 35 (675.3372 · Master) | 25 / 35 (326.1828 · Backyard) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 9 / 19 (687.3716 · Master) | 8 / 19 (339.3600 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 14 / 29 (677.6572 · Master) | 10 / 29 (337.6456 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 10 / 11 (670.2060 · Master) | 6 / 11 (339.4404 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 11 / 12 (620.4456 · Master) | 5 / 12 (338.8228 · Backyard) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |