Head-to-head
Cities Edge BBQ vs Damn Fine Beef & Swine
5 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Damn Fine Beef & Swine has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Cities Edge BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 130 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 3 | Category wins | 36 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 146.2% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±3.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.01% |
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)
| Cities Edge BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 18 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 8 | Pork (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 9 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the River (Day 2) 3 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 186.27 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0232 points at Smoke on the River (Day 2) (2025-08-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cities Edge BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 16 / 101 (696.5028) | 11 / 101 (698.8116) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 210 / 401 (676.5028) | 72 / 401 (691.9656) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water | 4 / 30 (691.9084) | 2 / 30 (693.6228) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 7 / 30 (688.5144) | 1 / 30 (709.6912) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) | 7 / 24 (702.2516) | 8 / 24 (702.2284) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) | 14 / 25 (693.6916) | 8 / 25 (698.2172) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 38 / 53 (670.1256) | 9 / 53 (699.3600) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 6 / 30 (695.9656) | 4 / 30 (697.0628) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 11 / 36 (686.7540) | 5 / 36 (689.6224) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 91 / 92 (510.7884) | 13 / 92 (697.0628) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 32 / 70 (683.3256) | 9 / 70 (697.0856) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 186 / 444 (679.3488) | 112 / 444 (686.2168) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water | 12 / 31 (687.9084) | 18 / 31 (682.7660) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 25 / 38 (673.5884) | 3 / 38 (691.3256) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 19 / 28 (671.3028) | 12 / 28 (691.3712) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 55 / 97 (679.8972) | 2 / 97 (705.0972) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 6 / 58 (698.2284) | 3 / 58 (703.3944) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 268 / 487 (669.7372) | 9 / 487 (700.5140) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 27 / 45 (674.1712) | 4 / 45 (695.9888) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 59 / 103 (676.4572) | 21 / 103 (693.6456) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 68 (701.1200) | 12 / 68 (694.1940) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 39 / 505 (693.1428) | 58 / 505 (689.0628) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 7 / 25 (687.3256) | 8 / 25 (683.3140) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 23 / 27 (671.2912 · Master) | 1 / 27 (349.1200 · Backyard) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |