Head-to-head
PIG ON FIRE vs Smoke Central BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
Smoke Central BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| PIG ON FIRE | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 131 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 4 | Category wins | 33 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 56% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.08% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.46% |
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)
| PIG ON FIRE | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 8 | Pork (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 6 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 2 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked SC Festival of Discovery 2 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.22 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge (2020-06-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2116 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2024-03-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PIG ON FIRE | Smoke Central BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 54 / 75 (674.2056) | 27 / 75 (688.4800) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 27 / 33 (670.1600) | 10 / 33 (692.4684) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 36 / 66 (678.2628) | 24 / 66 (687.3828) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 5 / 42 (693.6344) | 13 / 42 (683.3260) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 11 / 26 (690.1596) | 8 / 26 (693.0860) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 19 / 26 (674.1828) | 6 / 26 (689.0400) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 43 / 76 (681.0400) | 14 / 76 (695.9428) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 26 / 59 (681.0744) | 30 / 59 (679.8628) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 47 / 76 (668.4340) | 18 / 76 (686.7656) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 397 / 505 (643.2228) | 128 / 505 (681.6568) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 170 / 249 (675.3028) | 191 / 249 (672.4452) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 36 / 92 (678.7084) | 3 / 92 (701.0740) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | 16 / 26 (676.4916) | 5 / 26 (697.6340) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 42 / 81 (662.7652) | 1 / 81 (706.8576) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 14 / 28 (680.5256) | 5 / 28 (695.3712) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 22 / 39 (673.0288) | 4 / 39 (693.6228) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 31 / 34 (650.6628) | 7 / 34 (684.4684) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 31 / 34 (646.0568) | 8 / 34 (684.4796) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 24 / 25 (629.4856) | 11 / 25 (674.7084) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show | 15 / 29 (672.4340) | 11 / 29 (674.8000) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Squealin on the Square | 12 / 19 (652.9368) | 3 / 19 (683.8856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 42 / 83 (659.2228) | 7 / 83 (682.7888) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | Saltwater BBQ Bash | 13 / 18 (662.6624) | 1 / 18 (702.2400) | Smoke Central BBQ |