Head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ vs ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
8 head-to-head wins
Met
40 times in the data
32 head-to-head wins
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has taken the last 10 meetings.
Career comparison
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
|---|---|---|
| 103 | Contests | 298 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 33 |
| 19 | Category wins | 94 |
| 15 | Perfect 180s | 60 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 95.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.2% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 19% |
| ±1.4% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.33% |
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)
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (40 meetings) | 25 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (40 meetings) | 24 |
| 17 | Pork (40 meetings) | 23 |
| 13 | Brisket (40 meetings) | 27 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 3 times — FIRE DANCER BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southaven Springfest 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.91 points at KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship (2019-02-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off (2021-10-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | FIRE DANCER BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 67 / 82 (685.6460) | 9 / 82 (705.0856) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 54 / 117 (685.6228) | 30 / 117 (694.2172) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 70 / 125 (682.1712) | 12 / 125 (701.0740) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 16 / 37 (690.2056) | 4 / 37 (702.8000) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 212 / 401 (675.9660) | 39 / 401 (696.5028) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 94 / 158 (683.3488) | 1 / 158 (710.8344) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | 27 / 36 (685.6112) | 1 / 36 (707.3828) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 43 / 90 (687.3712) | 9 / 90 (696.6172) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-04-04 | Smokin on the Rez | 5 / 17 (693.0972) | 2 / 17 (697.0628) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 149 / 444 (683.9084) | 37 / 444 (695.9312) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 3 / 27 (701.0856) | 7 / 27 (698.8112) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 18 / 76 (693.6112) | 22 / 76 (691.3716) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 17 / 25 (679.8740) | 9 / 25 (695.3368) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven Springfest | 21 / 44 (686.1596) | 11 / 44 (692.4912) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | 16 / 34 (692.5260) | 1 / 34 (709.6800) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 27 / 35 (664.9708) | 4 / 35 (694.7656) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-11-11 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 13 / 19 (686.7428) | 6 / 19 (693.6456) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-09-29 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 4 / 25 (695.4172) | 3 / 25 (698.7884) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 3 / 50 (699.3600) | 11 / 50 (691.9428) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | TN River BBQ Fest | 10 / 23 (685.6112) | 7 / 23 (691.9084) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 13 / 25 (682.7428) | 6 / 25 (691.9084) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-04-21 | Southaven Springfest | 19 / 34 (676.4112) | 13 / 34 (685.0168) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-04-14 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ | 13 / 25 (688.4912) | 9 / 25 (691.3368) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2022-07-01 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge | 19 / 30 (684.4572) | 2 / 30 (701.6688) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2022-05-27 | Bombers & BBQ | 3 / 28 (703.3828) | 10 / 28 (696.5028) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest | 13 / 36 (681.6344) | 3 / 36 (696.5028) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off | 8 / 30 (691.4056) | 9 / 30 (691.3712) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival | 4 / 31 (675.4056) | 8 / 31 (670.2168) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 13 / 32 (681.0628) | 12 / 32 (681.5768) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-10-11 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2 / 20 (692.5256) | 1 / 20 (704.5256) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 7 / 43 (682.2176) | 10 / 43 (671.3140) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | 13 / 54 (685.0628) | 20 / 54 (675.2680) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 18 / 45 (665.0284) | 7 / 45 (691.3256) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 10 / 51 (686.7656) | 6 / 51 (694.7884) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-05-03 | 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff | 6 / 25 (679.9888) | 2 / 25 (693.0512) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-04-05 | 9th Annual Bull Moose | 3 / 25 (681.0512) | 1 / 25 (685.5996) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-03-29 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest | 7 / 29 (686.2628) | 5 / 29 (687.9084) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square | 14 / 35 (669.5888) | 9 / 35 (675.3716) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 16 / 27 (669.5428) | 3 / 27 (697.0512) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship | 61 / 92 (668.4912) | 4 / 92 (699.4056) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |