Head-to-head
Bourbon & Blues BBQ vs Optimus Swine
12 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Bourbon & Blues BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Contests | 150 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 22 | Category wins | 36 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 191.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 99.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±16.39% | 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)
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 17 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 18 |
| 5 | Pork (25 meetings) | 20 |
| 3 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — Optimus Swine leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 3 times — Bourbon & Blues BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lakeland Pig Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.64 points at Southaven Springfest (2024-04-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 (2024-05-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 11 / 44 (689.6800) | 27 / 44 (681.0400) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 2 / 33 (698.8116) | 3 / 33 (697.0628) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge | 2 / 32 (701.0856) | 5 / 32 (693.6228) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 24 / 63 (689.6112) | 9 / 63 (699.9544) | Optimus Swine |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 26 / 38 (686.1828) | 10 / 38 (695.9316) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 27 / 45 (668.9828) | 5 / 45 (698.2628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 19 / 29 (662.0912) | 3 / 29 (695.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 32 / 36 (661.6232) | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 24 / 30 (652.9944) | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 9 / 35 (695.3832) | 10 / 35 (694.2288) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 23 / 45 (681.0172) | 30 / 45 (675.2800) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven Springfest | 34 / 44 (659.3028) | 1 / 44 (699.9428) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 16 / 25 (674.7772) | 11 / 25 (683.9200) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 18 / 25 (666.7544) | 14 / 25 (678.7888) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 18 / 25 (665.6004) | 1 / 25 (700.5372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 25 / 42 (677.6000) | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 23 / 45 (674.7432) | 2 / 45 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 36 / 59 (673.5884) | 4 / 59 (698.7884) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 10 / 60 (693.6456) | 21 / 60 (690.1712) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 / 29 (340.5144 · Backyard) | 10 / 29 (686.1712 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 7 / 34 (333.6112 · Backyard) | 5 / 34 (689.0628 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 4 / 28 (342.2284 · Backyard) | 5 / 28 (693.6688 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 6 / 27 (499.3024 · Backyard) | 1 / 27 (697.6456 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 8 / 19 (335.9888 · Backyard) | 1 / 19 (695.9312 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 46 (503.9428 · Backyard) | 6 / 46 (697.0744 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 53 (487.2684 · Backyard) | 22 / 53 (681.5884 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 65 (523.9428 · Backyard) | 16 / 65 (686.7428 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 1 / 51 (688.4800 · Backyard) | 5 / 51 (697.6456 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 6 / 34 (325.0628 · Backyard) | 8 / 34 (693.0628 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 9 / 35 (318.1828 · Backyard) | 4 / 35 (687.3604 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 17 (466.2972 · Backyard) | 2 / 17 (699.3484 · Master) | Optimus Swine |