Head-to-head
PIG ON FIRE vs ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
6 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
27 head-to-head wins
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| PIG ON FIRE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 158 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 4 | Category wins | 15 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 56% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±2.08% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (33 meetings) | 25 |
| 20 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Pork (33 meetings) | 22 |
| 7 | Brisket (33 meetings) | 26 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 3 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 2 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked SC Festival of Discovery 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 54.96 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge (2020-06-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8456 points at Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival (2024-05-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PIG ON FIRE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 54 / 75 (674.2056) | 26 / 75 (689.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 27 / 33 (670.1600) | 18 / 33 (683.8972) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 13 / 36 (683.3372) | 8 / 36 (690.7772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 36 / 66 (678.2628) | 2 / 66 (701.6800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 36 / 42 (670.7196) | 7 / 42 (697.0512) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 24 / 33 (666.1140) | 12 / 33 (683.8740) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 5 / 42 (693.6344) | 22 / 42 (674.7084) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 11 / 26 (690.1596) | 2 / 26 (700.5028) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 19 / 26 (674.1828) | 12 / 26 (680.4456) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 43 / 76 (681.0400) | 33 / 76 (685.0284) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 22 / 31 (674.1600) | 21 / 31 (677.0056) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm | 6 / 26 (687.3256) | 15 / 26 (679.2912) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | 3 / 25 (695.9200) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 11 / 33 (689.0516) | 14 / 33 (684.4456) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 12 / 36 (681.6572) | 8 / 36 (687.3372) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 47 / 76 (668.4340) | 22 / 76 (683.9884) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 397 / 505 (643.2228) | 159 / 505 (678.7652) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 170 / 249 (675.3028) | 141 / 249 (679.3256) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 36 / 92 (678.7084) | 30 / 92 (682.1828) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-01 | Squealin on the Square | 6 / 17 (682.7544) | 3 / 17 (690.2172) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 14 / 27 (670.2172) | 5 / 27 (684.5144) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park | 16 / 22 (659.2456) | 13 / 22 (671.2916) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | 16 / 26 (676.4916) | 9 / 26 (689.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 42 / 81 (662.7652) | 35 / 81 (675.3488) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 14 / 28 (680.5256) | 6 / 28 (694.7772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 22 / 39 (673.0288) | 12 / 39 (686.7312) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 4 / 24 (691.9428) | 17 / 24 (667.8972) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 31 / 34 (650.6628) | 24 / 34 (664.3996) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 31 / 34 (646.0568) | 7 / 34 (684.5028) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 24 / 25 (629.4856) | 3 / 25 (684.4456) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 20 / 37 (663.8740) | 13 / 37 (674.7768) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 42 / 83 (659.2228) | 46 / 83 (653.0056) | PIG ON FIRE |
| 2019-06-28 | Saltwater BBQ Bash | 13 / 18 (662.6624) | 11 / 18 (668.4572) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |