Head-to-head
TNT Explosive BBQ vs Optimus Swine
2 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Optimus Swine has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| TNT Explosive BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Contests | 150 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 2 | Category wins | 36 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±2.32% | 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)
| TNT Explosive BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 1 | Pork (11 meetings) | 10 |
| 2 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 3 times — Optimus Swine leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.78 points at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2024-06-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.1312 points at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2022-06-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TNT Explosive BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 33 / 36 (660.4344) | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 9 / 18 (679.3260) | 1 / 18 (695.3716) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 72 / 81 (661.6680) | 59 / 81 (671.9084) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 18 / 29 (675.3260) | 5 / 29 (698.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 15 / 25 (661.5656) | 6 / 25 (691.3372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 41 / 46 (659.8856) | 6 / 46 (697.0744) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 53 (688.5716) | 22 / 53 (681.5884) | TNT Explosive BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 17 / 22 (670.1716) | 1 / 22 (699.3828) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 10 / 32 (689.6916) | 7 / 32 (694.8228) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 24 / 50 (684.5372) | 38 / 50 (670.1140) | TNT Explosive BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 44 / 53 (662.8004) | 24 / 53 (679.9316) | Optimus Swine |