Head-to-head
Simply Smoked vs Hickory Hangover
2 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
Hickory Hangover has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| Simply Smoked | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Contests | 90 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 1 | Category wins | 20 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 137.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 147.5% |
| 102.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 104.7% |
| top 66% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±19.24% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±18.81% |
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)
| Simply Smoked | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 16 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 14 |
| 0 | Pork (6 meetings) | 6 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 4 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) 4 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.78 points at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2021-08-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8456 points at Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) (2023-08-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Simply Smoked | Hickory Hangover | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls | 33 / 36 (662.1028) | 17 / 36 (689.0512) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 34 / 73 (331.9316) | 29 / 73 (334.7888) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 20 / 35 (494.1944) | 3 / 35 (517.0856) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 33 / 58 (334.8116) | 29 / 58 (337.6572) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 37 / 39 (319.3260 · Backyard) | 4 / 39 (686.7888 · Master) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 24 / 35 (495.9316) | 1 / 35 (530.8228) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 23 (327.3140) | 1 / 23 (350.2628) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 15 / 72 (337.0744) | 24 / 72 (332.4800) | Simply Smoked |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls | 23 / 34 (332.5032) | 6 / 34 (343.9428) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 31 / 31 (472.4228) | 5 / 31 (510.2056) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 31 (337.6456) | 2 / 31 (347.9772) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls | 39 / 38 (317.0972) | 2 / 38 (348.5600) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 21 (496.4800) | 2 / 21 (517.0744) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 32 (330.7996) | 1 / 32 (353.1200) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 19 (483.8512) | 5 / 19 (507.3140) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 / 54 (340.5944 · Backyard) | 28 / 54 (663.8400 · Master) | Simply Smoked |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 31 / 30 (324.5144) | 3 / 30 (345.6916) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 30 / 34 (318.7776) | 2 / 34 (345.6684) | Hickory Hangover |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | 18 / 23 (328.5140) | 4 / 23 (344.0000) | Hickory Hangover |