Head-to-head
Smoke, Fire & Brew vs Rusty Pig BBQ
6 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data · 1 dead level
2 head-to-head wins
Smoke, Fire & Brew has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smoke, Fire & Brew | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Contests | 82 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 8 | Category wins | 10 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 148.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 96.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±12.04% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.19% |
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)
| Smoke, Fire & Brew | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 3 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 0 |
| 1 | Pork (3 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — Smoke, Fire & Brew leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.10 points at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) (2022-06-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.0120 points at Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) (2019-10-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smoke, Fire & Brew | Rusty Pig BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 1 / 36 (345.6916 · Backyard) | 9 / 36 (685.0744 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 1 / 36 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 6 / 36 (689.7032 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 1 / 23 (353.1084) | 9 / 23 (332.0116) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 44 (333.6460 · Backyard) | 2 / 44 (689.6572 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 50 (334.2520 · Backyard) | 9 / 50 (679.3716 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 20 / 43 (667.3024) | 17 / 43 (671.3144) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 1 / 40 (339.4400 · Backyard) | 5 / 40 (681.6572 · Master) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 23 / 45 (666.2172) | 12 / 45 (675.3832) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (681.6344) | 8 / 33 (677.1200) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |