Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
HESSHOGS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Shmack Q | HESSHOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 62 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 11 | Category wins | 12 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 146.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 148.1% |
| 98.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 101.7% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±16.81% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.75% |
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)
| Shmack Q | HESSHOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — HESSHOGS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Shmack Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 178.29 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1200 points at 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL (2022-11-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Shmack Q | HESSHOGS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | 6 / 36 (349.6916) | HESSHOGS |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 36 / 49 (161.6688) | 16 / 49 (339.9544) | HESSHOGS |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 3 / 35 (341.1200) | 11 / 35 (337.0628) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 26 (339.9888) | 12 / 26 (337.0740) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 4 / 27 (337.0744) | 6 / 27 (335.3600) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 40 (338.8116) | 4 / 40 (345.1316) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 32 (342.8228) | 17 / 32 (321.6456) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 22 / 29 (339.9660) | 13 / 29 (348.5372) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 34 (521.1544) | 3 / 34 (513.1200) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 10 / 47 (335.9312) | 4 / 47 (342.8572) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 11 / 37 (338.8228) | 21 / 37 (330.7424) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 16 / 49 (343.4056) | 13 / 49 (344.5256) | HESSHOGS |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) | 5 / 13 (515.9200) | 6 / 13 (513.0396) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) | 6 / 27 (341.0972) | 7 / 27 (339.9772) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 10 / 25 (334.2628) | 9 / 25 (337.6684) | HESSHOGS |