Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Poppa Pig has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Cotton BBQ | Poppa Pig | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 119 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 2 | Category wins | 31 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 23 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.3% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±1.96% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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)
| Cotton BBQ | Poppa Pig | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Pork (13 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — Poppa Pig leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — Poppa Pig leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.34 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0968 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cotton BBQ | Poppa Pig | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 62 / 125 (684.4340) | 19 / 125 (697.6572) | Poppa Pig |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 21 / 56 (690.1828) | 13 / 56 (695.9316) | Poppa Pig |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 10 / 56 (699.3828) | 28 / 56 (690.7656) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest | 23 / 45 (678.7312) | 6 / 45 (696.5028) | Poppa Pig |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 20 / 56 (685.0284) | 23 / 56 (682.7540) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 86 / 444 (689.1316) | 77 / 444 (690.2284) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 33 / 35 (667.3028) | 15 / 35 (689.6112) | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-05-10 | Derby Park Que Off | 9 / 21 (681.5884) | 3 / 21 (694.7884) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-09-15 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition | 15 / 28 (672.4688) | 5 / 28 (691.3828) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 39 / 80 (675.8628) | 17 / 80 (686.2400) | Poppa Pig |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 55 / 65 (646.0800) | 38 / 65 (672.4224) | Poppa Pig |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 28 / 57 (668.9596) | 10 / 57 (687.8972) | Poppa Pig |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 43 / 63 (656.9600) | 39 / 63 (667.8628) | Poppa Pig |