Head-to-head
Mad Hatter BBQ vs Optimus Swine
15 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data · 3 dead level
7 head-to-head wins
Optimus Swine has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Mad Hatter BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 150 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 14 | Category wins | 36 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 140.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 97.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±10.76% | 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)
| Mad Hatter BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (26 meetings) | 9 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (26 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork (8 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — Mad Hatter BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 2 times — Mad Hatter BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — Mad Hatter BBQ leads there 1–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — Mad Hatter BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.90 points at Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2025-08-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 18.9032 points at Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2025-08-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Mad Hatter BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 13 / 16 (671.8740) | 2 / 16 (690.7772) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 11 / 25 (338.2056 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (695.4060 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 4 / 25 (346.8228 · Backyard) | 16 / 25 (681.0284 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 37 (348.5372 · Backyard) | 13 / 37 (685.0284 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 7 / 16 (344.5600 · Backyard) | 12 / 16 (680.5144 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 11 / 20 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 11 / 20 (678.2056 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 5 / 43 (347.4060 · Backyard) | 19 / 43 (687.3600 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 / 45 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 17 / 45 (685.6116 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 6 / 11 (342.8232 · Backyard) | 6 / 11 (690.7888 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 2 / 13 (350.2860 · Backyard) | 9 / 13 (681.0284 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 4 / 28 (338.8000 · Backyard) | 5 / 28 (693.0628 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 / 28 (346.8228 · Backyard) | 6 / 28 (691.3600 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 5 / 27 (343.9544 · Backyard) | 11 / 27 (689.0516 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 7 / 32 (334.7768 · Backyard) | 10 / 32 (690.7540 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 1 / 30 (346.2976 · Backyard) | 13 / 30 (677.0632 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 6 / 35 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 10 / 35 (694.2288 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 3 / 45 (348.6060 · Backyard) | 30 / 45 (675.2800 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 13 / 25 (335.3944 · Backyard) | 11 / 25 (683.9200 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (337.6800 · Backyard) | 14 / 25 (678.7888 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 42 (350.8344 · Backyard) | 7 / 42 (692.5028 · Master) | Mad Hatter BBQ |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 45 (348.0228 · Backyard) | 2 / 45 (698.2172 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 11 / 17 (321.0516 · Backyard) | 11 / 17 (690.7888 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 11 / 19 (318.1944 · Backyard) | 3 / 19 (696.5376 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 11 / 11 (325.6684 · Backyard) | 8 / 11 (687.9432 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 11 / 12 (315.9316 · Backyard) | 6 / 12 (686.8228 · Master) | Optimus Swine |