Head-to-head
Nards Backyard BBQ vs PIG ON FIRE
1 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Nards Backyard BBQ | PIG ON FIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 51 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 93.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.2% |
| 89.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.3% |
| top 76% | Avg finish | top 56% |
| ±3.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.08% |
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)
| Nards Backyard BBQ | PIG ON FIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 3 times — PIG ON FIRE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Squealin on the Square 2 times — PIG ON FIRE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.84 points at Squealin on the Square (2021-10-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0744 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2026-07-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Nards Backyard BBQ | PIG ON FIRE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 52 / 75 (675.2800) | 54 / 75 (674.2056) | Nards Backyard BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 41 / 66 (675.3600) | 36 / 66 (678.2628) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 64 / 76 (630.1488) | 47 / 76 (668.4340) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2021-10-01 | Squealin on the Square | 15 / 17 (632.9140) | 6 / 17 (682.7544) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2019-10-04 | Squealin on the Square | 15 / 19 (618.0456) | 12 / 19 (652.9368) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 60 / 83 (634.6744) | 42 / 83 (659.2228) | PIG ON FIRE |