Head-to-head
Bailout Barbecue vs HotMess BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
HotMess BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bailout Barbecue | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Contests | 77 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 0 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 96.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 94.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 57% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±1.28% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.75% |
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)
| Bailout Barbecue | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 4 | Pork (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.20 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (2026-03-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7944 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2026-03-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bailout Barbecue | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 24 / 39 (680.4800) | 19 / 39 (685.5884) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 30 / 43 (672.5260) | 12 / 43 (687.9088) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 13 / 20 (678.1828) | 18 / 20 (668.9828) | Bailout Barbecue |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 9 / 36 (694.2972) | 15 / 36 (692.5028) | Bailout Barbecue |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 31 / 40 (671.8628) | 8 / 40 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |