Head-to-head
Swine 'N' Roses BBQ vs Optimus Swine
9 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
Optimus Swine has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 150 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 5 | Category wins | 36 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 144.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 102.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±18.52% | 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)
| Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (30 meetings) | 17 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 19 |
| 10 | Pork (21 meetings) | 11 |
| 5 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — Optimus Swine leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.06 points at River Bar Smoke Out (2021-12-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4284 points at Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) (2024-08-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 25 / 45 (675.2912) | 5 / 45 (698.2628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 24 / 36 (671.2800) | 17 / 36 (678.1368) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 19 / 37 (679.8972) | 13 / 37 (685.0284) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 20 / 34 (677.0744) | 10 / 34 (688.4800) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 4 / 22 (688.5028) | 10 / 22 (681.0516) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge | 22 / 33 (678.1368) | 8 / 33 (687.8856) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 3 / 27 (693.1544) | 8 / 27 (689.6572) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 12 / 28 (687.9316) | 6 / 28 (691.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 16 / 27 (682.2516) | 11 / 27 (689.0516) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 7 / 18 (680.4572) | 1 / 18 (695.3716) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 18 / 35 (690.1828) | 10 / 35 (694.2288) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 24 / 45 (680.4340) | 30 / 45 (675.2800) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 16 / 25 (672.9708) | 1 / 25 (700.5372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 24 / 42 (681.0056) | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 28 / 45 (671.2912) | 2 / 45 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 1 / 17 (705.1316) | 11 / 17 (690.7888) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 10 / 19 (683.9424) | 3 / 19 (696.5376) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 3 / 21 (337.0628 · Backyard) | 6 / 21 (686.7544 · Master) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 12 / 25 (673.0168) | 6 / 25 (691.3372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 9 / 19 (335.9428 · Backyard) | 1 / 19 (695.9312 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 13 / 20 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 5 / 20 (690.2512 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 1 / 28 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 5 / 28 (693.6112 · Master) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 12 / 46 (496.4456 · Backyard) | 6 / 46 (697.0744 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 5 / 53 (510.2056 · Backyard) | 22 / 53 (681.5884 · Master) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 4 / 34 (329.6460 · Backyard) | 8 / 34 (693.0628 · Master) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 5 / 35 (335.9316 · Backyard) | 4 / 35 (687.3604 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 4 / 25 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (699.9428 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 1 / 15 (519.3944 · Backyard) | 2 / 15 (694.7656 · Master) | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out | 9 / 17 (314.1948) | 1 / 17 (346.2516) | Optimus Swine |