Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data · 1 dead level
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| JL Smokers | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 150 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 5 | Category wins | 36 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±2.02% | 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)
| JL Smokers | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 17 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 14 | Pork (24 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Brisket (24 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 3 times — JL Smokers leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 1–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.75 points at WV Coalfields Cookoff (2022-06-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (2023-09-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JL Smokers | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 22 / 44 (684.4684) | 27 / 44 (681.0400) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 45 (693.0972) | 5 / 45 (698.2628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 14 / 36 (682.7428) | 17 / 36 (678.1368) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 29 / 37 (670.1600) | 13 / 37 (685.0284) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 / 42 (694.1824) | 1 / 42 (698.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 16 / 26 (678.1712) | 4 / 26 (692.4800) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge | 16 / 33 (686.7312) | 8 / 33 (687.8856) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 4 / 27 (693.0740) | 8 / 27 (689.6572) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 32 (700.5028) | 10 / 32 (690.7540) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 14 / 30 (675.9088) | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 15 / 35 (690.7772) | 10 / 35 (694.2288) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 12 / 45 (689.0744) | 30 / 45 (675.2800) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 11 / 25 (676.4228) | 1 / 25 (700.5372) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 6 / 33 (691.3600) | 9 / 33 (690.7656) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 16 / 21 (664.4228) | 6 / 21 (686.7544) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 21 / 38 (679.3256) | 6 / 38 (693.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 16 / 76 (690.7772) | 25 / 76 (682.7660) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 3 / 32 (169.1772 · Other) | 3 / 32 (701.1084 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 9 / 28 (690.7884) | 5 / 28 (693.6112) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 18 / 33 (679.9316) | 15 / 33 (684.4452) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 14 / 34 (685.0052) | 8 / 34 (693.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 7 / 35 (685.0512) | 4 / 35 (687.3604) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 1 / 32 (699.3716) | 4 / 32 (694.2172) | JL Smokers |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 7 / 15 (669.0168) | 2 / 15 (694.7656) | Optimus Swine |