Head-to-head
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX vs WHEN PIGS DIE
4 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
WHEN PIGS DIE has taken the last 12 meetings.
Career comparison
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 148 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 11 | Category wins | 18 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.34% | 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)
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 11 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 13 |
| 4 | Pork (17 meetings) | 13 |
| 7 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cruisin' and BBQin' 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri-City BBQ Fest 2 times — WHEN PIGS DIE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 52.11 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2744 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST (2022-09-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | WHEN PIGS DIE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 19 / 26 (678.7888) | 5 / 26 (694.7772) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig | 23 / 28 (673.6116) | 12 / 28 (690.1712) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2026-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 22 / 25 (666.2060) | 18 / 25 (674.6852) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | 19 / 26 (671.3260) | 8 / 26 (687.8972) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 17 / 18 (651.2684) | 3 / 18 (697.7032) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 17 / 24 (667.2684) | 5 / 24 (686.1828) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 13 / 15 (650.1032) | 9 / 15 (679.8976) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 21 / 25 (650.6740) | 6 / 25 (694.2288) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 20 / 29 (675.8628) | 11 / 29 (685.0628) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 46 / 49 (628.9372) | 10 / 49 (681.0516) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 28 / 30 (650.0796) | 5 / 30 (689.0744) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 19 / 26 (649.0860) | 2 / 26 (688.5028) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 12 / 505 (698.8344) | 74 / 505 (687.3828) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 40 / 249 (693.0628) | 49 / 249 (690.7884) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 179 / 468 (667.8856) | 278 / 468 (652.4800) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 101 / 135 (671.2912) | 65 / 135 (683.9084) | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition | 3 / 39 (699.9428) | 12 / 39 (678.2516) | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |