Head-to-head
Smokin Reefer BBQ vs WHEN PIGS DIE
5 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
WHEN PIGS DIE has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smokin Reefer BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Contests | 148 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 0 | Category wins | 18 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.43% | 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)
| Smokin Reefer BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 8 |
| 7 | Pork (13 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Smokin Reefer BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Plains Ribfest 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.10 points at Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 (2021-06-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at Central Plains Ribfest (2019-06-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin Reefer BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 18 / 24 (664.9600) | 5 / 24 (686.1828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 19 / 29 (678.7084) | 11 / 29 (685.0628) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 163 / 444 (681.6456) | 85 / 444 (689.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 8 / 30 (685.0400) | 5 / 30 (689.0744) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 30 / 487 (694.8228) | 122 / 487 (684.4796) | Smokin Reefer BBQ |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 1 / 34 (353.7144) | 11 / 34 (165.1772) | Smokin Reefer BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 22 / 505 (695.9312) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | Smokin Reefer BBQ |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 30 / 45 (670.7200 · Master) | 9 / 45 (334.3088 · Grilling Series) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest | 9 / 29 (677.6000) | 2 / 29 (702.2516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 | 8 / 36 (687.3488) | 20 / 36 (674.1600) | Smokin Reefer BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 | 29 / 40 (658.1484) | 11 / 40 (686.2520) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 152 / 468 (671.8968) | 278 / 468 (652.4800) | Smokin Reefer BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest | 6 / 30 (679.9540) | 5 / 30 (680.4912) | WHEN PIGS DIE |