Head-to-head
BARREL FEVER BBQ vs HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ
14 head-to-head wins
Met
36 times in the data
22 head-to-head wins
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ is the team most often one call behind BARREL FEVER BBQ (3 times). HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| BARREL FEVER BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Contests | 211 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 8 | Category wins | 39 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.7% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.25% |
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)
| BARREL FEVER BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (36 meetings) | 23 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 20 |
| 13 | Pork (36 meetings) | 23 |
| 18 | Brisket (36 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 4 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 3 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 159.38 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club (2021-03-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club (2020-10-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BARREL FEVER BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 25 / 75 (689.6456) | 18 / 75 (691.9200) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 21 / 42 (681.0512) | 4 / 42 (698.8000) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 40 / 44 (656.3424) | 14 / 44 (689.6112) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 26 / 66 (686.1944) | 28 / 66 (684.4684) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 21 / 45 (685.6224) | 8 / 45 (697.0512) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 27 / 32 (655.8976) | 5 / 32 (697.0744) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 21 / 76 (691.9196) | 45 / 76 (680.4456) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 5 / 42 (694.7884) | 17 / 42 (686.7312) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues | 31 / 34 (642.6972) | 21 / 34 (677.0172) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 56 / 76 (653.5544) | 27 / 76 (681.0516) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 24 / 40 (673.5884) | 3 / 40 (695.3600) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 17 / 57 (679.8856) | 23 / 57 (676.4340) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 51 / 92 (665.5884) | 18 / 92 (687.8972) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-05-20 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 11 / 30 (681.6232) | 13 / 30 (678.7084) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 25 / 42 (674.7316) | 9 / 42 (689.0628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 29 / 73 (685.0516) | 4 / 73 (703.9428) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 | 23 / 27 (673.5772) | 14 / 27 (683.8856) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 21 / 33 (673.6000) | 13 / 33 (679.3256) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 14 / 15 (682.1596) | 13 / 15 (686.7312) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 10 / 15 (687.8972) | 14 / 15 (684.9936) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 22 / 28 (666.6856) | 4 / 28 (695.9312) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 17 / 21 (675.3028) | 14 / 21 (683.8856) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 15 / 21 (674.7428) | 16 / 21 (673.5888) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 26 / 42 (666.7200) | 6 / 42 (688.4568) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 12 / 26 (682.1828) | 26 / 26 (522.8000) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 17 / 81 (682.8000) | 9 / 81 (687.3484) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 18 / 24 (662.1604) | 17 / 24 (662.1832) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy | 13 / 22 (684.4684) | 14 / 22 (683.3600) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine | 19 / 38 (686.7656) | 5 / 38 (698.2516) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 30 / 34 (655.8628) | 21 / 34 (669.6228) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 10 / 34 (682.7772) | 13 / 34 (681.5768) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 20 / 55 (682.7772) | 9 / 55 (689.0628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 10 / 25 (677.0516) | 14 / 25 (670.7544) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | 6 / 32 (679.9200) | 11 / 32 (674.1256) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 2 / 42 (687.3944) | 12 / 42 (677.6116) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 18 / 58 (674.2172) | 19 / 58 (672.9940) | BARREL FEVER BBQ |