Head-to-head
HOT DADDY'S BBQ vs WHEN PIGS DIE
36 head-to-head wins
Met
55 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Contests | 148 |
| 16 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 34 | Category wins | 18 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.68% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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)
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Chicken (56 meetings) | 21 |
| 41 | Pork Ribs (61 meetings) | 20 |
| 34 | Pork (55 meetings) | 21 |
| 26 | Brisket (55 meetings) | 29 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri-City BBQ Fest 5 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 3 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.22 points at Art of the Que (2023-07-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2024-07-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 7 / 26 (692.4568) | 5 / 26 (694.7772) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 2 / 28 (703.3940) | 12 / 28 (690.1712) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 7 / 33 (686.7196) | 18 / 33 (678.1600) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 37 (694.1940) | 23 / 37 (679.9204) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 40 (675.8628) | 23 / 40 (668.4688) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 3 / 77 (697.0512) | 18 / 77 (685.6572) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | 10 / 26 (685.5884) | 8 / 26 (687.8972) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 1 / 44 (698.2628) | 27 / 44 (673.6456) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 31 (688.4684) | 9 / 31 (679.8740) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2 / 15 (703.9544) | 9 / 15 (679.8976) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 1 / 25 (705.1088) | 6 / 25 (694.2288) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 / 36 (692.5028) | 17 / 36 (679.8856) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 36 (690.7772) | 32 / 36 (659.2688) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 2 / 28 (695.9084) | 8 / 28 (690.8000) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 58 (694.2056) | 18 / 58 (685.6688) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 15 / 49 (679.3372) | 10 / 49 (681.0516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 187 / 444 (679.3484) | 85 / 444 (689.1432) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 1 / 30 (700.4912) | 5 / 30 (689.0744) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 3 / 28 (695.9200) | 2 / 28 (695.9428) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 8 / 25 (685.6344) | 22 / 25 (658.1488) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 37 (690.8232) | 8 / 37 (691.4060) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 41 (692.4684) | 19 / 41 (670.7660) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 1 / 58 (699.9772) | 17 / 58 (688.5372) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 9 / 211 (699.3828) | 73 / 211 (687.3600) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 23 / 487 (696.5140) | 122 / 487 (684.4796) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 8 / 32 (689.0512) | 6 / 32 (690.8000) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 15 / 39 (675.2912) | 7 / 39 (678.2516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 1 / 28 (697.1088) | 23 / 28 (663.8860) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 8 / 40 (685.6572) | 26 / 40 (671.9540) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 43 (690.2628) | 12 / 43 (685.0972) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 1 / 59 (698.2284) | 23 / 59 (675.9772) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 3 / 47 (691.3484) | 23 / 47 (673.6804) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 78 / 505 (686.8340) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 79 / 249 (686.7540) | 49 / 249 (690.7884) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 4 / 25 (685.0168) | 9 / 25 (677.0512) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 32 (696.5488) | 18 / 32 (664.5376) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 29 / 40 (663.8624) | 20 / 40 (668.5600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 37 (677.0168) | 24 / 37 (667.2800) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 39 (694.1940) | 9 / 39 (680.4916) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 / 59 (688.5256) | 40 / 59 (662.7200) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 38 / 92 (691.3368) | 74 / 92 (678.2172) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 3 / 111 (698.2284) | 30 / 111 (686.2400) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 1 / 20 (697.6572) | 3 / 20 (693.0972) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 20 / 26 (667.2684) | 15 / 26 (671.3600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 12 / 35 (675.3488) | 2 / 35 (687.9660) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 12 / 60 (676.4684) | 5 / 60 (683.3600) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 4 / 33 (694.8228) | 21 / 33 (669.6232) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 14 / 40 (673.0740) | 11 / 40 (675.3488) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 22 / 66 (673.0856) | 42 / 66 (662.7888) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 6 / 35 (683.3256) | 10 / 35 (680.4800) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 26 / 45 (663.8512) | 3 / 45 (692.5604) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 35 / 47 (659.3368) | 4 / 47 (685.6916) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 38 / 53 (655.2800) | 23 / 53 (668.4800) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 8 / 22 (669.6228) | 4 / 22 (678.8116) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 5 / 50 (683.9200) | 11 / 50 (678.7312) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |