Head-to-head
0 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Optimus Swine has taken the last 14 meetings.
Career comparison
| POKE N SMOKE | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Contests | 150 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 1 | Category wins | 36 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 95.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.3% | 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)
| POKE N SMOKE | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 13 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 11 |
| 1 | Pork (13 meetings) | 12 |
| 2 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 3 times — Optimus Swine leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Clayton BBQ Challenge 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 57.34 points at Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2023-04-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 7.4400 points at Smokin' in the Pines (2025-03-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POKE N SMOKE | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 15 / 22 (673.6116) | 10 / 22 (681.0516) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 22 / 27 (659.8744) | 8 / 27 (689.6572) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 30 / 36 (668.4684) | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 8 / 18 (679.8856) | 1 / 18 (695.3716) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 17 / 25 (666.7200) | 1 / 25 (700.5372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-11-03 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ | 15 / 21 (674.1484) | 8 / 21 (682.7080) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 16 / 17 (665.0288) | 1 / 17 (705.0856) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 19 / 25 (655.2572) | 6 / 25 (691.3372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 27 / 32 (643.7712) | 3 / 32 (701.1084) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 20 / 28 (675.3260) | 5 / 28 (693.6112) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 14 / 22 (675.8512) | 1 / 22 (699.3828) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 20 / 32 (672.4912) | 7 / 32 (694.8228) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 14 / 32 (674.1944) | 2 / 32 (690.7772) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out | 8 / 17 (681.6344 · Master) | 1 / 17 (346.2516 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |