Head-to-head
NECTAR OF THE HOGS vs RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
14 head-to-head wins
Met
32 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Contests | 84 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 11 | Category wins | 11 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±3.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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)
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 10 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 17 |
| 14 | Pork (32 meetings) | 18 |
| 17 | Brisket (32 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked ND BBQ Championship 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Masters) 3 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 2 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.03 points at KTD Smokn' Gobbler (2025-07-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 12 / 77 (689.0628) | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 24 / 71 (679.3712) | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship | 23 / 46 (669.6112) | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 17 / 31 (671.3256) | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 24 / 26 (653.0288) | 4 / 26 (685.0632) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 23 / 58 (682.8344) | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 20 / 42 (673.0744) | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 257 / 444 (670.7652) | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship | 3 / 47 (693.1428) | 13 / 47 (675.3712) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 17 / 27 (672.5028) | 4 / 27 (689.0512) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 5 / 28 (690.2284) | 4 / 28 (691.9200) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 9 / 34 (681.6572) | 15 / 34 (678.2172) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 9 / 32 (685.6572) | 7 / 32 (686.7656) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 58 (688.5028) | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 60 / 487 (690.2972) | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 3 / 28 (689.1432) | 12 / 28 (675.3832) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 3 / 32 (691.3828) | 11 / 32 (683.3484) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 6 / 28 (681.6576) | 3 / 28 (687.9316) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 59 (681.7032) | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 109 / 505 (683.3372) | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 8 / 249 (701.6456) | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 17 / 28 (666.8460) | 2 / 28 (691.4284) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 13 / 40 (673.6228) | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 / 37 (684.5372) | 9 / 37 (683.9316) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 39 (678.2632) | 12 / 39 (677.0856) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 34 / 59 (666.1140) | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 287 / 467 (654.7428) | 235 / 467 (662.7656) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 137 / 185 (672.5028) | 81 / 185 (682.7656) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 11 / 45 (669.6684) | 6 / 45 (677.6800) | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 8 / 52 (678.1828) | 17 / 52 (670.2288) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 60 (677.6684) | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 3 / 57 (691.9772) | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |