Head-to-head
Dirty Little Pigs BBQ vs SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS
5 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Dirty Little Pigs BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 45 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 6 | Category wins | 3 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.1% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±2.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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)
| Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork (14 meetings) | 10 |
| 7 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Original SD BBQ Championships 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 42.85 points at Original SD BBQ Championships (2026-06-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.5372 points at MN Masters BBQ (2024-08-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 6 / 33 (687.3828) | 19 / 33 (676.4916) | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 23 / 48 (678.1828) | 45 / 48 (635.3376) | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 62 / 71 (642.1716) | 16 / 71 (684.5140) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 29 / 46 (659.9772) | 9 / 46 (687.3600) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 26 / 47 (660.5372) | 7 / 47 (682.2744) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 15 / 27 (673.0972) | 12 / 27 (677.6344) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 22 / 28 (669.0400) | 24 / 28 (661.6000) | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 12 / 58 (689.6456) | 46 / 58 (671.9312) | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 24 / 28 (662.1944) | 15 / 28 (670.1712) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 18 / 39 (665.0284) | 9 / 39 (678.2516) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 33 / 35 (646.7084) | 20 / 35 (663.3256) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 29 / 33 (652.4116) | 15 / 33 (674.7884) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship | 16 / 49 (671.9196) | 25 / 49 (665.6000) | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll | 28 / 29 (637.0288) | 18 / 29 (668.4568) | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |