Head-to-head
Kith n' Kin vs FIRE DANCER BBQ
18 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Kith n' Kin | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Contests | 103 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 17 | Category wins | 19 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 15 |
| 98.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.6% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.4% |
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)
| Kith n' Kin | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 16 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 11 |
| 16 | Pork (32 meetings) | 16 |
| 19 | Brisket (32 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southaven Springfest 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 2 times — Kith n' Kin leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.97 points at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off (2019-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5028 points at Back The Blue BBQ (2022-10-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Kith n' Kin | FIRE DANCER BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 50 / 82 (690.7888) | 67 / 82 (685.6460) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 69 / 117 (682.8000) | 54 / 117 (685.6228) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (710.8460) | 70 / 125 (682.1712) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 176 / 401 (679.9544) | 212 / 401 (675.9660) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 78 / 158 (686.7656) | 94 / 158 (683.3488) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 6 / 30 (703.9312) | 21 / 30 (683.2912) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2025-04-25 | Southaven Springfest | 9 / 34 (694.2172) | 22 / 34 (682.7312) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2025-04-04 | Smokin on the Rez | 4 / 17 (694.7888) | 5 / 17 (693.0972) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 210 / 444 (677.6000) | 149 / 444 (683.9084) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water | 1 / 42 (698.2628) | 32 / 42 (663.8284) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 34 / 76 (684.4800) | 18 / 76 (693.6112) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 17 / 33 (686.1828) | 13 / 33 (689.6344) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 14 / 25 (687.9088) | 17 / 25 (679.8740) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2024-05-03 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest | 5 / 25 (698.2400) | 11 / 25 (686.2056) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven Springfest | 23 / 44 (685.0168) | 21 / 44 (686.1596) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB | 20 / 49 (685.0396) | 15 / 49 (686.7888) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 12 / 50 (691.3944) | 3 / 50 (699.3600) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 1 / 26 (707.3828) | 6 / 26 (699.3944) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 2 / 25 (696.5028) | 13 / 25 (682.7428) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off | 16 / 26 (672.9944) | 15 / 26 (676.4456) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff | 11 / 28 (687.3716) | 3 / 28 (696.5028) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Southaven Springfest | 5 / 34 (697.0628) | 19 / 34 (676.4112) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2023-04-14 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ | 4 / 25 (696.4912) | 13 / 25 (688.4912) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2022-10-28 | Back The Blue BBQ | 4 / 22 (697.1772) | 3 / 22 (697.6800) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water | 29 / 47 (674.1368) | 23 / 47 (679.8740) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 91 / 505 (685.6572) | 118 / 505 (682.7540) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 57 / 249 (689.6228) | 58 / 249 (689.1200) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2022-09-09 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest | 8 / 38 (702.8232) | 16 / 38 (687.3600) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 20 / 33 (674.1140) | 18 / 33 (674.7312) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest | 7 / 36 (694.1824) | 13 / 36 (681.6344) | Kith n' Kin |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven Springfest | 16 / 36 (680.4572) | 13 / 36 (684.4800) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 33 / 49 (657.5428) | 10 / 49 (692.5144) | FIRE DANCER BBQ |