Head-to-head
BLUE & GRAY BBQ vs Optimus Swine
19 head-to-head wins
Met
47 times in the data
28 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 150 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 15 | Category wins | 36 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±2.6% | 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)
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chicken (48 meetings) | 24 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (48 meetings) | 29 |
| 22 | Pork (39 meetings) | 17 |
| 21 | Brisket (37 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 10 times — Optimus Swine leads there 8–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 3 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.79 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2024-03-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2023-05-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 6 / 20 (681.6000) | 15 / 20 (675.2568) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 32 / 36 (672.9944) | 10 / 36 (694.1940) | Optimus Swine |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 3 / 40 (699.3600) | 28 / 40 (677.5772) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 10 / 29 (685.0400) | 3 / 29 (695.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 4 / 16 (687.3600) | 2 / 16 (690.7772) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 11 / 25 (685.0628) | 2 / 25 (695.4060) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (687.9432) | 16 / 25 (681.0284) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 11 / 34 (686.1944) | 10 / 34 (688.4800) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 8 / 18 (686.2060) | 14 / 18 (672.9944) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 8 / 15 (690.2516) | 3 / 15 (695.9200) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 13 / 16 (677.5652) | 12 / 16 (680.5144) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 15 / 20 (669.0288) | 11 / 20 (678.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 34 / 43 (673.5772) | 19 / 43 (687.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 30 / 45 (672.9824) | 17 / 45 (685.6116) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 21 / 28 (678.7428) | 6 / 28 (691.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (691.3600) | 11 / 27 (689.0516) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 20 / 36 (687.9084) | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 1 / 25 (698.8000) | 11 / 25 (683.9200) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (679.9200) | 14 / 25 (678.7888) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 3 / 25 (694.8004) | 1 / 25 (700.5372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 42 (690.2060) | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 45 (672.4228) | 2 / 45 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 14 / 81 (691.3940) | 59 / 81 (671.9084) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 15 / 29 (681.0284) | 5 / 29 (698.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 5 / 19 (687.3828) | 7 / 19 (686.8228) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 3 / 20 (691.3484) | 6 / 20 (687.3372) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 13 / 19 (677.0628) | 1 / 19 (695.9312) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 11 / 20 (681.6456) | 5 / 20 (690.2512) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 46 (690.2172) | 6 / 46 (697.0744) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 53 (699.9772) | 22 / 53 (681.5884) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 1 / 27 (694.8004) | 10 / 27 (678.7772) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 1 / 29 (694.7768) | 3 / 29 (689.0512) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff | 1 / 17 (702.2516) | 2 / 17 (699.3828) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest | 3 / 49 (690.8232) | 1 / 49 (698.8000) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 8 / 25 (690.2172) | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 22 / 50 (687.3600) | 38 / 50 (670.1140) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 18 / 53 (685.7144) | 24 / 53 (679.9316) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 10 / 31 (665.0284 · Master) | 1 / 31 (340.5256 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 14 / 20 (673.6688 · Master) | 2 / 20 (335.9544 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 3 / 24 (676.5144 · Master) | 5 / 24 (346.2400 · Backyard) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 7 / 15 (680.4916 · Master) | 12 / 15 (315.3940 · Backyard) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 9 / 18 (678.2288 · Master) | 7 / 18 (335.9544 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival | 22 / 41 (663.3256 · Master) | 2 / 41 (342.2400 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 7 / 34 (691.9544 · Master) | 15 / 34 (330.2056 · Backyard) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 18 / 47 (678.8460 · Master) | 8 / 47 (336.4912 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 17 / 40 (677.7148 · Master) | 6 / 40 (503.3716 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 46 (675.3712 · Master) | 7 / 46 (502.7428 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |