Head-to-head
SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ vs Too Hot to Handle
3 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | Too Hot to Handle | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Contests | 7 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 90.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 89.3% |
| 85.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 85.5% |
| top 80% | Avg finish | top 83% |
| ±2.36% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.7% |
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)
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | Too Hot to Handle | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 4 | Pork (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 4 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.03 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2026-06-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 7.2236 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2025-06-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | Too Hot to Handle | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 138 / 157 (623.1996) | 151 / 157 (578.1716) | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 151 / 159 (612.8916) | 156 / 159 (605.6680) | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 150 / 172 (613.5540) | 139 / 172 (621.7256) | Too Hot to Handle |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 128 / 167 (627.8856) | 104 / 167 (642.8456) | Too Hot to Handle |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 153 / 164 (599.3140) | 121 / 164 (634.2744) | Too Hot to Handle |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 139 / 145 (590.1252) | 127 / 145 (611.8972) | Too Hot to Handle |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 60 / 183 (652.9712) | 151 / 183 (614.9604) | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ |