Head-to-head
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS vs Optimus Swine
16 head-to-head wins
Met
47 times in the data · 2 dead level
29 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | Contests | 150 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 23 | Category wins | 36 |
| 12 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±2% | 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)
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Chicken (47 meetings) | 20 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (47 meetings) | 25 |
| 16 | Pork (43 meetings) | 27 |
| 14 | Brisket (41 meetings) | 27 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 6 times — Optimus Swine leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 3 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lakeland Pig Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.84 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2022-03-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Mission Farms - King of the Farm (2026-02-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 8 / 44 (691.9084) | 27 / 44 (681.0400) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 6 / 33 (697.0512) | 3 / 33 (697.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge | 14 / 32 (683.2796) | 5 / 32 (693.6228) | Optimus Swine |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 1 / 63 (708.5600) | 9 / 63 (699.9544) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 18 / 38 (693.6228) | 10 / 38 (695.9316) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 10 / 25 (685.6228) | 2 / 25 (695.4060) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 4 / 25 (690.2056) | 16 / 25 (681.0284) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 4 / 34 (695.3944) | 10 / 34 (688.4800) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 4 / 70 (704.5140) | 51 / 70 (683.3028) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 55 / 106 (685.6116) | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 14 / 22 (674.7312) | 10 / 22 (681.0516) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 1 / 26 (695.9084) | 4 / 26 (692.4800) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 19 / 28 (674.7428) | 5 / 28 (693.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 6 / 31 (695.9428) | 16 / 31 (681.6000) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 12 / 30 (678.1828) | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 47 / 81 (690.8000) | 28 / 81 (697.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 22 / 118 (693.6344) | 37 / 118 (689.0400) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 22 / 35 (688.4912) | 10 / 35 (694.2288) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 19 / 45 (683.3256) | 30 / 45 (675.2800) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 42 (694.2172) | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 8 / 45 (689.0400) | 2 / 45 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 24 / 59 (682.1368) | 4 / 59 (698.7884) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 17 / 33 (681.5884) | 9 / 33 (690.7656) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 9 / 11 (682.1828) | 8 / 11 (687.9432) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 7 / 12 (686.1940) | 6 / 12 (686.8228) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 | 2 / 26 (698.7768) | 3 / 26 (697.6688) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 | 19 / 28 (685.0400) | 5 / 28 (701.6572) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 6 / 36 (693.0628) | 2 / 36 (698.1940) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 7 / 27 (682.8116) | 1 / 27 (697.6456) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 10 / 25 (680.4456) | 6 / 25 (691.3372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 4 / 19 (689.1200) | 1 / 19 (695.9312) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 7 / 28 (691.3716) | 5 / 28 (693.6112) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 46 (678.1484) | 6 / 46 (697.0744) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 39 / 53 (666.1484) | 22 / 53 (681.5884) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 6 / 33 (691.3256) | 15 / 33 (684.4452) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 24 / 51 (682.1828) | 5 / 51 (697.6456) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-01-13 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 10 / 26 (681.0056) | 1 / 26 (699.3484) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-09-30 | Vista BBQ Competition | 5 / 17 (694.8000) | 3 / 17 (699.3716) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 50 (699.9544) | 38 / 50 (670.1140) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 53 (689.6228) | 24 / 53 (679.9316) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 77 / 111 (670.7656) | 46 / 111 (682.7428) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 1 / 15 (694.7888 · Master) | 1 / 15 (354.8572 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 1 / 15 (699.4288 · Master) | 6 / 15 (340.5028 · Backyard) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 2 / 20 (691.9884 · Master) | 2 / 20 (335.9544 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 7 / 24 (669.1088 · Master) | 5 / 24 (346.2400 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 20 / 40 (677.0628 · Master) | 6 / 40 (503.3716 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 13 / 46 (681.0512 · Master) | 7 / 46 (502.7428 · Backyard) | Optimus Swine |