Head-to-head
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION vs WHEN PIGS DIE
5 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
WHEN PIGS DIE has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 148 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 2 | Category wins | 18 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 95.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 92.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.08% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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)
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork (11 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 44.69 points at Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown (2025-07-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6572 points at Q for a Cause (2019-04-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 22 / 24 (641.4972) | 5 / 24 (686.1828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 244 / 444 (673.0284) | 85 / 444 (689.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 340 / 487 (654.7888) | 122 / 487 (684.4796) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 193 / 505 (674.8340) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 4 / 45 (347.9656) | 9 / 45 (334.3088) | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 29 / 32 (643.8172) | 18 / 32 (664.5376) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 34 / 46 (661.6000) | 19 / 46 (678.2056) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 93 / 468 (678.7312) | 278 / 468 (652.4800) | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | 6 / 28 (686.7772) | 13 / 28 (677.6344) | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 7 / 39 (683.9316) | 14 / 39 (672.9828) | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause | 5 / 32 (688.4916) | 8 / 32 (686.8344) | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION |