Head-to-head
FAIRWAY SMOKERS vs WHEN PIGS DIE
7 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 148 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 7 | Category wins | 18 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 48% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.67% | 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)
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 18 |
| 10 | Pork (24 meetings) | 14 |
| 6 | Brisket (24 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Blue BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri City BBQ Fest 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GOBS Que (DAY 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.17 points at 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2019-05-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0236 points at Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll (2022-09-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 17 / 44 (679.3140) | 27 / 44 (673.6456) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 13 / 31 (674.7316) | 9 / 31 (679.8740) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 14 / 24 (676.4344) | 5 / 24 (686.1828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 10 / 29 (685.6344) | 11 / 29 (685.0628) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 10 / 26 (675.3028) | 2 / 26 (688.5028) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 4 / 25 (686.7544) | 18 / 25 (667.2456) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 24 / 32 (663.8284) | 6 / 32 (690.8000) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-06-02 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 11 / 28 (682.1944) | 8 / 28 (686.7888) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 22 / 28 (663.8968) | 21 / 28 (663.9204) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 37 / 45 (659.2568 · Master) | 9 / 45 (334.3088 · Grilling Series) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 28 / 40 (664.4572) | 20 / 40 (668.5600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest | 12 / 29 (675.9084) | 2 / 29 (702.2516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 14 / 25 (666.6740) | 1 / 25 (697.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 16 / 26 (669.6116) | 15 / 26 (671.3600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) | 8 / 25 (678.2056) | 11 / 25 (675.3140) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) | 6 / 26 (682.1828) | 4 / 26 (685.0856) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 30 / 46 (665.5768) | 19 / 46 (678.2056) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 26 / 66 (671.2912) | 42 / 66 (662.7888) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 18 / 47 (674.1712) | 4 / 47 (685.6916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 15 / 53 (673.5768) | 23 / 53 (668.4800) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 26 / 34 (647.2112) | 14 / 34 (673.0284) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | 15 / 28 (671.8856) | 13 / 28 (677.6344) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry | 16 / 28 (671.3372) | 20 / 28 (664.9944) | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 30 / 39 (639.8168) | 14 / 39 (672.9828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |