Head-to-head
Damn Fine Beef & Swine vs Ambition Que
28 head-to-head wins
Met
35 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Damn Fine Beef & Swine has taken the last 11 meetings.
Career comparison
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | Contests | 120 |
| 16 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 36 | Category wins | 6 |
| 22 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 146.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 95.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 23% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±7.01% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chicken (35 meetings) | 9 |
| 27 | Pork Ribs (37 meetings) | 10 |
| 24 | Pork (34 meetings) | 10 |
| 16 | Brisket (34 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 4 times — Damn Fine Beef & Swine leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 3 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.37 points at 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2023-03-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge (2023-09-02)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | Ambition Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 26 / 83 (693.0856) | 60 / 83 (675.8740) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 11 / 101 (698.8116) | 71 / 101 (674.2056) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 21 / 50 (689.0396) | 40 / 50 (674.1604) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 20 / 53 (691.3600) | 29 / 53 (687.8856) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 4 / 62 (703.3712) | 32 / 62 (683.8740) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 9 / 53 (699.3600) | 14 / 53 (697.6688) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 13 / 92 (697.0628) | 54 / 92 (678.1940) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 9 / 70 (697.0856) | 12 / 70 (695.4172) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 112 / 444 (686.2168) | 138 / 444 (684.5144) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2 / 32 (701.6456) | 7 / 32 (694.2056) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 12 / 28 (691.3712) | 14 / 28 (689.6456) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 13 / 65 (694.7656) | 2 / 65 (702.8228) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 6 / 33 (705.1200) | 27 / 33 (679.8972) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 22 / 37 (686.1828) | 17 / 37 (690.1940) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 6 / 44 (693.6344) | 22 / 44 (680.4684) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 2 / 97 (705.0972) | 28 / 97 (690.1828) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 58 (703.3944) | 8 / 58 (695.9428) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 24 / 40 (685.6344) | 6 / 40 (697.6916) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 11 / 47 (695.9084) | 30 / 47 (681.6456) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 7 / 26 (694.7540) | 11 / 26 (690.7540) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 16 / 34 (677.0400) | 14 / 34 (678.1712) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 18 / 57 (689.0284) | 11 / 57 (693.6228) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route | 10 / 29 (690.1712) | 17 / 29 (683.3256) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 21 / 31 (678.1484) | 17 / 31 (680.4340) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 18 / 59 (679.3024) | 26 / 59 (674.1944) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 23 / 51 (675.2912) | 11 / 51 (686.8112) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 21 / 103 (693.6456) | 37 / 103 (685.0628) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 12 / 68 (694.1940) | 51 / 68 (663.8284) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque | 2 / 30 (702.2400) | 16 / 30 (678.7200) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2 / 33 (699.9544) | 20 / 33 (674.1140) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 8 / 45 (691.9312) | 22 / 45 (669.1200) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 11 / 25 (691.9200) | 15 / 25 (684.4800) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 13 / 25 (683.3368) | 22 / 25 (667.8856) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 8 / 25 (683.3140) | 17 / 25 (675.9088) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) | 2 / 26 (296.0112 · Backyard) | 11 / 26 (673.6000 · Master) | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |