Head-to-head
20 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Poppa Pig has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Poppa Pig | Piggin' Whiskey | |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Contests | 178 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 14 |
| 31 | Category wins | 35 |
| 23 | Perfect 180s | 14 |
| 99.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99% |
| 96% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 27% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±2.74% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.65% |
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)
| Poppa Pig | Piggin' Whiskey | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 13 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 13 |
| 16 | Pork (32 meetings) | 16 |
| 20 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lakeland Pig Festival 2 times — Poppa Pig leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' For Down Syndrome 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 176.57 points at TN River BBQ Battle (2021-09-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5140 points at Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB (2023-10-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Poppa Pig | Piggin' Whiskey | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 77 / 444 (690.2284) | 188 / 444 (679.3368) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 57 / 169 (689.6456) | 126 / 169 (677.0284) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 18 / 87 (689.0856) | 33 / 87 (683.8740) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 8 / 59 (693.0396) | 22 / 59 (685.5884) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 6 / 27 (699.3940) | 5 / 27 (699.9196) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water | 6 / 42 (690.2396) | 7 / 42 (687.9084) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 6 / 40 (693.0968) | 3 / 40 (694.2516) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2024-05-31 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 2 / 25 (701.6572) | 8 / 25 (695.3600) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 21 / 81 (698.8116) | 45 / 81 (691.3372) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 4 / 118 (702.8228) | 64 / 118 (682.7312) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven Springfest | 6 / 44 (695.9200) | 19 / 44 (686.7884) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | 2 / 29 (704.5372) | 8 / 29 (691.9200) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild | 1 / 28 (701.0856) | 4 / 28 (700.5028) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 / 61 (699.4284) | 29 / 61 (687.9200) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-11-11 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 4 / 19 (697.6688) | 12 / 19 (687.9084) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-11-03 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 4 / 27 (702.2744) | 5 / 27 (699.3484) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB | 12 / 49 (689.6572) | 11 / 49 (690.1712) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 9 / 73 (691.9084) | 1 / 73 (702.8688) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2023-09-08 | Primo BBQ Bash | 7 / 28 (687.9084) | 19 / 28 (670.6972) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 4 / 25 (693.0972) | 3 / 25 (693.6456) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff | 6 / 28 (694.7656) | 2 / 28 (697.6456) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2023-03-31 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome | 7 / 15 (685.5768) | 4 / 15 (689.6572) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 17 / 80 (686.2400) | 52 / 80 (671.3028) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-02-03 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water | 6 / 47 (696.5260) | 2 / 47 (699.3600) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 6 / 51 (696.5260) | 15 / 51 (689.0628) | Poppa Pig |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 4 / 11 (687.8972) | 2 / 11 (688.4684) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2022-04-01 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome | 7 / 28 (690.7656) | 10 / 28 (685.5768) | Poppa Pig |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 9 / 70 (692.5144) | 45 / 70 (675.8740) | Poppa Pig |
| 2021-09-24 | TN River BBQ Battle | 10 / 10 (511.9080) | 4 / 10 (688.4800) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 39 / 50 (675.3024) | 35 / 50 (677.5656) | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | 1 / 48 (701.6456) | 3 / 48 (696.5144) | Poppa Pig |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) | 3 / 44 (695.3600) | 1 / 44 (705.6800) | Piggin' Whiskey |