Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs Optimus Swine
26 head-to-head wins
Met
51 times in the data · 4 dead level
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 150 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 19 | Category wins | 36 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±19.29% | 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)
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chicken (53 meetings) | 24 |
| 26 | Pork Ribs (52 meetings) | 26 |
| 15 | Pork (28 meetings) | 12 |
| 1 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 10 times — dead level 5–5
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 3 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.69 points at Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2025-08-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (2026-03-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 13 / 36 (693.0740) | 10 / 36 (694.1940) | Optimus Swine |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 26 / 40 (677.6116) | 28 / 40 (677.5772) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 14 / 16 (654.0912) | 2 / 16 (690.7772) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 14 / 25 (681.0288) | 2 / 25 (695.4060) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 19 / 25 (674.7656) | 16 / 25 (681.0284) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 9 / 34 (689.0512) | 10 / 34 (688.4800) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 39 / 43 (670.7660) | 19 / 43 (687.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 45 (693.0740) | 17 / 45 (685.6116) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 9 / 11 (337.6688 · Backyard) | 6 / 11 (690.7888 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 4 / 13 (347.9656 · Backyard) | 9 / 13 (681.0284 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 3 / 28 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 6 / 28 (691.3600 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 1 / 27 (354.2972 · Backyard) | 11 / 27 (689.0516 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 21 / 30 (664.4572) | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 3 / 25 (348.5140 · Backyard) | 11 / 25 (683.9200 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (346.2744 · Backyard) | 14 / 25 (678.7888 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 7 / 42 (692.5028 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (332.4916 · Backyard) | 2 / 45 (698.2172 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 4 / 17 (333.6112 · Backyard) | 11 / 17 (690.7888 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 3 / 19 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 3 / 19 (696.5376 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 1 / 29 (350.8572 · Backyard) | 10 / 29 (686.1712 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2 / 34 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 5 / 34 (689.0628 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 11 (342.8228 · Backyard) | 8 / 11 (687.9432 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 6 / 12 (338.2400 · Backyard) | 6 / 12 (686.8228 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 2 / 28 (348.5256 · Backyard) | 5 / 28 (693.6688 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 11 / 19 (334.8000 · Backyard) | 1 / 19 (695.9312 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 5 / 20 (690.2512 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 46 (518.8112 · Backyard) | 6 / 46 (697.0744 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 53 (498.2400 · Backyard) | 22 / 53 (681.5884 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 / 27 (347.4056 · Backyard) | 10 / 27 (678.7772 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 6 / 29 (333.0972 · Backyard) | 3 / 29 (689.0512 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 7 / 42 (508.4568 · Backyard) | 7 / 42 (697.0860 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 6 / 54 (508.5144 · Backyard) | 25 / 54 (660.4572 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 / 15 (510.7540 · Backyard) | 2 / 15 (694.7656 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 3 / 33 (346.2284) | 15 / 33 (335.9084) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 103 / 111 (647.2224) | 46 / 111 (682.7428) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-29 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ | 3 / 12 (346.2168) | 1 / 12 (350.8344) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 2 / 15 (345.0972) | 1 / 15 (354.8572) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 10 / 15 (338.8460) | 6 / 15 (340.5028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (509.0400) | 8 / 18 (506.7660) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 19 (498.7544) | 1 / 19 (510.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 4 / 20 (332.5144) | 2 / 20 (335.9544) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 3 / 24 (348.5600) | 5 / 24 (346.2400) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 18 (345.7260) | 3 / 18 (345.1316) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 5 / 54 (339.3716) | 9 / 54 (335.9428) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 9 / 15 (328.0116) | 12 / 15 (315.3940) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 11 / 18 (329.0856) | 7 / 18 (335.9544) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 12 / 15 (331.9656) | 9 / 15 (337.0856) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 11 / 34 (335.9428) | 15 / 34 (330.2056) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 13 / 47 (329.0856) | 8 / 47 (336.4912) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 10 / 40 (498.7196) | 6 / 40 (503.3716) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 / 46 (505.6228) | 7 / 46 (502.7428) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |