Head-to-head
BAMA BOYS BBQ vs Hickory Hangover
6 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BAMA BOYS BBQ | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Contests | 90 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 2 | Category wins | 20 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 190.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 147.5% |
| 103.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 104.7% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±22.23% | 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)
| BAMA BOYS BBQ | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 13 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 17 |
| 0 | Pork (7 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) 5 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 4 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.55 points at Poosa Q (2025-06-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6800 points at Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) (2020-06-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BAMA BOYS BBQ | Hickory Hangover | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 29 / 42 (329.0168) | 1 / 42 (356.5716) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 4 / 59 (354.2628) | 13 / 59 (346.2400) | BAMA BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 36 / 73 (330.8000) | 29 / 73 (334.7888) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 14 / 35 (503.3712) | 3 / 35 (517.0856) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 25 / 39 (330.1944 · Backyard) | 4 / 39 (686.7888 · Master) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 11 / 18 (338.8000) | 1 / 18 (355.4288) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 35 (510.7772) | 1 / 35 (530.8228) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 2 / 72 (346.2400) | 24 / 72 (332.4800) | BAMA BOYS BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls | 27 / 34 (331.3600) | 6 / 34 (343.9428) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | 13 / 25 (499.2912) | 4 / 25 (511.9316) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 26 / 31 (485.6000) | 5 / 31 (510.2056) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 3 / 14 (343.3712) | 1 / 14 (348.5600) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls | 31 / 28 (324.4916) | 12 / 28 (335.3600) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 21 (490.1604) | 2 / 21 (517.0744) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 23 (326.7772) | 14 / 23 (325.0972) | BAMA BOYS BBQ |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off | 15 / 25 (331.3256) | 10 / 25 (335.9428) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-12-06 | COTR BBQ | 6 / 25 (338.2056) | 11 / 25 (327.9316) | BAMA BOYS BBQ |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 19 (500.9940) | 5 / 19 (507.3140) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 21 / 26 (486.6972) | 22 / 26 (483.8628) | BAMA BOYS BBQ |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 11 / 30 (338.8232) | 3 / 30 (345.6916) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 31 / 34 (318.2172) | 2 / 34 (345.6684) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 5 / 27 (337.7144) | 17 / 27 (315.9544) | BAMA BOYS BBQ |