Head-to-head
Bocephus BBQ vs Damn Fine Beef & Swine
10 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Bocephus BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 130 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 16 | Category wins | 36 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 146.2% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.01% |
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)
| Bocephus BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 20 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 16 |
| 14 | Pork (28 meetings) | 14 |
| 12 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — Bocephus BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Meat Inferno 3 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the River (Day 2) 3 times — Bocephus BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.84 points at 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2025-09-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bocephus BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 32 / 83 (688.5256) | 26 / 83 (693.0856) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 5 / 101 (701.0972) | 11 / 101 (698.8116) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 126 / 401 (686.2056) | 72 / 401 (691.9656) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 63 / 158 (689.0628) | 41 / 158 (693.0512) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 3 / 30 (693.6228) | 2 / 30 (693.6228) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno | 5 / 21 (693.6344) | 1 / 21 (705.6800) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 14 / 30 (679.8512) | 1 / 30 (709.6912) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) | 1 / 24 (707.3712) | 8 / 24 (702.2284) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) | 5 / 25 (700.5144) | 8 / 25 (698.2172) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 17 / 53 (695.9200) | 9 / 53 (699.3600) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 3 / 30 (698.7884) | 4 / 30 (697.0628) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 1 / 27 (703.9772) | 11 / 27 (692.4912) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 10 / 92 (698.2172) | 13 / 92 (697.0628) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water | 2 / 31 (700.4912) | 18 / 31 (682.7660) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno | 20 / 38 (681.0400) | 1 / 38 (707.4056) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 6 / 32 (694.7768) | 2 / 32 (701.6456) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 19 / 38 (675.2796) | 3 / 38 (691.3256) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 16 / 28 (686.1828) | 12 / 28 (691.3712) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 13 / 172 (683.9884) | 45 / 172 (669.6340) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 12 / 31 (689.0168) | 2 / 31 (701.6456) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 22 / 97 (691.9316) | 2 / 97 (705.0972) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 62 / 90 (679.8628) | 6 / 90 (699.3600) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 13 / 45 (686.1828) | 4 / 45 (695.9888) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 12 / 103 (696.5488) | 21 / 103 (693.6456) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 28 / 68 (681.6348) | 12 / 68 (694.1940) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | 10 / 29 (687.3372) | 8 / 29 (691.3256) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition | 11 / 24 (665.0172) | 6 / 24 (680.4456) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual | 3 / 30 (682.2284) | 9 / 30 (671.9768) | Bocephus BBQ |