Head-to-head
POOR BOYS BBQ vs Optimus Swine
20 head-to-head wins
Met
45 times in the data · 3 dead level
22 head-to-head wins
Optimus Swine is the team POOR BOYS BBQ sees one call ahead more than anyone (5 times). POOR BOYS BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| POOR BOYS BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Contests | 150 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 14 | Category wins | 36 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 147.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 141.7% |
| 104.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±19.72% | 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)
| POOR BOYS BBQ | Optimus Swine | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (46 meetings) | 24 |
| 28 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 17 |
| 13 | Pork (28 meetings) | 15 |
| 9 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 6 times — POOR BOYS BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — POOR BOYS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Optimus Swine leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.78 points at Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague (2021-10-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) (2024-08-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POOR BOYS BBQ | Optimus Swine | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills | 3 / 25 (689.6688) | 4 / 25 (688.4916) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 11 / 37 (686.2056) | 13 / 37 (685.0284) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 63 / 70 (677.5540) | 51 / 70 (683.3028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 58 / 106 (684.4688) | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 10 / 43 (695.3832) | 19 / 43 (687.3600) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 5 / 45 (693.0744) | 17 / 45 (685.6116) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 7 / 28 (688.4684) | 5 / 28 (693.0628) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 7 / 28 (691.3256) | 6 / 28 (691.3600) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 5 / 27 (697.6916) | 11 / 27 (689.0516) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 1 / 32 (710.2860) | 10 / 32 (690.7540) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 11 / 36 (693.7372) | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 9 / 30 (682.2516) | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | 11 / 25 (683.9200) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 10 / 25 (683.9544) | 14 / 25 (678.7888) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 16 / 42 (686.1828) | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 12 / 45 (685.6228) | 2 / 45 (698.2172) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 60 (697.0972) | 21 / 60 (690.1712) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 2 / 17 (337.0972 · Backyard) | 11 / 17 (690.7888 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 4 / 19 (329.6112 · Backyard) | 3 / 19 (696.5376 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 1 / 11 (351.4516 · Backyard) | 8 / 11 (687.9432 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 4 / 12 (339.9544 · Backyard) | 6 / 12 (686.8228 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 1 / 21 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 6 / 21 (686.7544 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 7 / 38 (333.0628 · Backyard) | 6 / 38 (693.0628 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 11 / 28 (684.4684) | 5 / 28 (693.6688) | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 1 / 27 (526.2744 · Backyard) | 1 / 27 (697.6456 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 1 / 19 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 1 / 19 (695.9312 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 5 / 20 (338.8228 · Backyard) | 5 / 20 (690.2512 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 1 / 46 (521.0968 · Backyard) | 6 / 46 (697.0744 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 53 (516.5256 · Backyard) | 22 / 53 (681.5884 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 6 / 25 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (699.9428 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 4 / 15 (505.6344 · Backyard) | 2 / 15 (694.7656 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 4 / 17 (501.7028 · Backyard) | 2 / 17 (699.3484 · Master) | Optimus Swine |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 50 (515.9544 · Backyard) | 38 / 50 (670.1140 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 53 (515.9200 · Backyard) | 24 / 53 (679.9316 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ | 8 / 12 (341.1088) | 1 / 12 (350.8344) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 15 / 15 (333.0744) | 1 / 15 (354.8572) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 7 / 15 (339.9888) | 6 / 15 (340.5028) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 18 (506.8232) | 8 / 18 (506.7660) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 19 (502.2172) | 1 / 19 (510.2056) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 10 / 20 (326.2860) | 2 / 20 (335.9544) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 8 / 24 (338.8456) | 5 / 24 (346.2400) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship | 7 / 17 (333.0856) | 1 / 17 (345.0972) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 8 / 15 (328.5372) | 12 / 15 (315.3940) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 9 / 18 (334.8572) | 7 / 18 (335.9544) | Optimus Swine |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 10 / 15 (335.4516) | 9 / 15 (337.0856) | Optimus Swine |