Head-to-head
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE vs Optimus Swine
4 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 150 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 1 | Category wins | 36 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±1.77% | 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)
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 9 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Pork (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.26 points at Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2022-04-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0460 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2023-03-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 52 / 106 (686.2172) | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 43 (694.8116) | 19 / 43 (687.3600) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 19 / 45 (683.3948) | 17 / 45 (685.6116) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 20 / 30 (667.9316) | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 32 / 35 (668.4228) | 10 / 35 (694.2288) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 18 / 45 (683.3484) | 30 / 45 (675.2800) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 30 / 46 (676.4684) | 6 / 46 (697.0744) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 20 / 53 (681.6344) | 22 / 53 (681.5884) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 40 / 51 (664.4228) | 18 / 51 (687.8856) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 17 (666.0912) | 2 / 17 (699.3484) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 32 / 50 (678.1944) | 38 / 50 (670.1140) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 53 (668.4344) | 24 / 53 (679.9316) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 15 / 15 (642.1488 · Master) | 1 / 15 (354.8572 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 12 / 15 (673.5656 · Master) | 6 / 15 (340.5028 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |