Head-to-head
SMOKING STUDS BBQ vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
3 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKING STUDS BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Contests | 70 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 0 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 94.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 91.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 73% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±2.03% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.82% |
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)
| SMOKING STUDS BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 10 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork (15 meetings) | 11 |
| 3 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 3 times — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 47.52 points at Stills and Grills Fest (2019-05-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6744 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck (2020-08-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | 32 / 41 (663.3488) | 24 / 41 (678.2056) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 50 / 75 (675.8968) | 53 / 75 (674.8000) | SMOKING STUDS BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 30 / 36 (658.1604) | 29 / 36 (664.4804) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 28 / 35 (679.9316) | 14 / 35 (691.3484) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 20 / 45 (682.8004) | 15 / 45 (686.7312) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 8 / 27 (682.7884) | 23 / 27 (647.8972) | SMOKING STUDS BBQ |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 33 / 39 (650.6632) | 16 / 39 (682.2056) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 22 / 24 (651.8856) | 3 / 24 (691.9428) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 28 / 34 (657.6112) | 29 / 34 (656.9368) | SMOKING STUDS BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 21 / 25 (655.8400) | 18 / 25 (659.2912) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 41 / 47 (647.9088) | 9 / 47 (685.0628) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 39 / 56 (647.2796) | 5 / 56 (688.5832) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals | 33 / 40 (638.1944) | 27 / 40 (656.9712) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-17 | Stills and Grills Fest | 15 / 21 (624.4800) | 6 / 21 (672.0000) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 50 / 60 (635.7940) | 6 / 60 (678.2400) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |