Head-to-head
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ vs HotMess BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 77 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 5 | Category wins | 16 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±4.08% | 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)
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 16 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 15 |
| 6 | Pork (16 meetings) | 10 |
| 2 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 6 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 3 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.13 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2025-03-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2026-07-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 39 (685.6000) | 19 / 39 (685.5884) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 26 / 43 (675.8740) | 12 / 43 (687.9088) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 6 / 36 (695.9432) | 15 / 36 (692.5028) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 22 / 40 (678.7432) | 8 / 40 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 7 / 25 (687.3604) | 4 / 25 (693.6572) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 16 / 27 (669.0172) | 4 / 27 (696.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 30 (688.4568) | 2 / 30 (703.3828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 31 / 43 (674.7200) | 2 / 43 (706.8460) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 45 (666.7432) | 20 / 45 (682.7544) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 17 / 32 (679.8860) | 14 / 32 (687.3256) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 35 (667.2800) | 19 / 35 (665.5656) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 29 / 36 (668.9596) | 19 / 36 (688.5144) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 / 40 (699.3600 · Master) | 5 / 40 (342.8456 · Backyard) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 32 / 51 (664.4228 · Master) | 13 / 51 (335.3716 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 46 (689.0516 · Master) | 3 / 46 (516.5144 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 32 / 53 (673.0288 · Master) | 9 / 53 (502.7884 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 9 / 42 (694.7772 · Master) | 4 / 42 (512.4684 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 27 / 54 (659.8400 · Master) | 17 / 54 (502.2400 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 22 / 54 (664.4800 · Master) | 17 / 54 (329.0856 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |