Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Alderfire BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| SLOW PORKIN | Alderfire BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Contests | 13 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 1 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| 93.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 42% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±6.4% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.54% |
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)
| SLOW PORKIN | Alderfire BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 3 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Pork (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 6 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 2 times — Alderfire BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.56 points at Icebox Cookoff (2023-07-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.9144 points at 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2025-08-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SLOW PORKIN | Alderfire BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 15 / 30 (686.7312) | 12 / 30 (689.6456) | Alderfire BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 12 / 28 (689.0860) | 2 / 28 (701.1316) | Alderfire BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | 19 / 30 (669.6000) | 10 / 30 (681.0972) | Alderfire BBQ |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 3 / 27 (700.5716) | 4 / 27 (694.2056) | SLOW PORKIN |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | 3 / 30 (689.6456) | 6 / 30 (682.2168) | SLOW PORKIN |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff | 2 / 38 (698.2284) | 19 / 38 (677.6684) | SLOW PORKIN |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More | 2 / 19 (687.9656) | 5 / 19 (683.3940) | SLOW PORKIN |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | 6 / 29 (695.9656) | 14 / 29 (679.8972) | SLOW PORKIN |
| 2019-08-17 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | 7 / 27 (667.9428) | 11 / 27 (657.7028) | SLOW PORKIN |