Head-to-head
14 head-to-head wins
Met
35 times in the data · 1 dead level
20 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| 3 EYZ BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Contests | 77 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 11 | Category wins | 16 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±1.52% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.75% |
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)
| 3 EYZ BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (36 meetings) | 26 |
| 22 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 13 |
| 19 | Pork (30 meetings) | 11 |
| 11 | Brisket (26 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 7 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 5–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.34 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) (2024-05-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) (2024-08-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | 3 EYZ BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 4 / 39 (698.8232) | 19 / 39 (685.5884) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 13 / 43 (686.2056) | 12 / 43 (687.9088) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 4 / 17 (689.0516) | 3 / 17 (703.4176) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (672.4228) | 1 / 25 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 1 / 36 (707.4060) | 15 / 36 (692.5028) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 / 40 (694.7772) | 8 / 40 (693.0628) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 11 / 25 (684.4684) | 4 / 25 (693.6572) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 12 / 25 (683.3256) | 3 / 25 (694.2288) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 10 / 25 (687.9316) | 13 / 25 (686.7544) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 7 / 27 (686.7888) | 4 / 27 (696.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 5 / 30 (700.5028) | 2 / 30 (703.3828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 6 / 21 (682.2056) | 9 / 21 (675.9088) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 16 / 28 (670.7200) | 17 / 28 (669.6000) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 10 / 16 (687.3484) | 4 / 16 (697.1316) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 13 / 20 (673.0400) | 3 / 20 (684.4916) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 43 (698.2172) | 2 / 43 (706.8460) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 45 (686.1712) | 20 / 45 (682.7544) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 8 / 28 (691.3256) | 4 / 28 (694.7772) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 17 / 27 (682.1828) | 18 / 27 (682.1712) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 3 / 32 (698.8116) | 14 / 32 (687.3256) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 7 / 35 (683.8856) | 19 / 35 (665.5656) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 21 / 36 (685.0628) | 19 / 36 (688.5144) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 20 / 26 (655.8400) | 10 / 26 (678.1828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 8 / 37 (681.6916) | 3 / 37 (686.7428) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | 10 / 25 (683.9432) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (699.9772) | 5 / 25 (690.8116) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 5 / 40 (693.6340 · Master) | 5 / 40 (342.8456 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 1 / 51 (698.8116 · Master) | 13 / 51 (335.3716 · Backyard) | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 19 / 37 (663.2568 · Master) | 5 / 37 (341.6800 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 17 / 19 (673.0172 · Master) | 5 / 19 (338.2744 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 8 / 20 (684.4800 · Master) | 3 / 20 (345.6684 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 18 / 46 (683.3144 · Master) | 3 / 46 (516.5144 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 25 / 53 (679.2796 · Master) | 9 / 53 (502.7884 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 17 / 42 (687.3600 · Master) | 4 / 42 (512.4684 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 13 / 54 (674.8000 · Master) | 17 / 54 (502.2400 · Backyard) | 3 EYZ BBQ |