Head-to-head
The Swine Doctor's BBQ vs HotMess BBQ
12 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
The Swine Doctor's BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 77 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 5 | Category wins | 16 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 141.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 98.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±13.24% | 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)
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 20 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 17 |
| 6 | Pork (9 meetings) | 3 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ 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 — HotMess BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 3 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — The Swine Doctor's BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 2 times — The Swine Doctor's BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.29 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2023-03-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 8.5600 points at Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 7 / 39 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 19 / 39 (685.5884 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 43 (341.6340 · Backyard) | 12 / 43 (687.9088 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 5 / 20 (344.5256 · Backyard) | 18 / 20 (668.9828 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 12 / 36 (336.5140 · Backyard) | 15 / 36 (692.5028 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 10 / 40 (333.6688 · Backyard) | 8 / 40 (693.0628 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2 / 25 (346.8344 · Backyard) | 3 / 25 (694.2288 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (343.3828 · Backyard) | 13 / 25 (686.7544 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 16 / 27 (334.8116 · Backyard) | 4 / 27 (696.5260 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 9 / 30 (341.6916 · Backyard) | 2 / 30 (703.3828 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 4 / 21 (343.3944 · Backyard) | 9 / 21 (675.9088 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 11 / 28 (333.6800 · Backyard) | 17 / 28 (669.6000 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 5 / 16 (346.2516 · Backyard) | 4 / 16 (697.1316 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (347.9888 · Backyard) | 3 / 20 (684.4916 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 12 / 43 (342.8116 · Backyard) | 2 / 43 (706.8460 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 45 (339.3828 · Backyard) | 20 / 45 (682.7544 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 10 / 11 (334.7540 · Backyard) | 2 / 11 (697.6800 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 8 / 13 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 1 / 13 (695.9084 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 8 / 28 (332.5028 · Backyard) | 4 / 28 (694.7772 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 10 / 27 (339.9428 · Backyard) | 18 / 27 (682.1712 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 17 / 32 (325.0628 · Backyard) | 14 / 32 (687.3256 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2 / 35 (345.7032 · Backyard) | 19 / 35 (665.5656 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 9 / 25 (339.9772 · Backyard) | 10 / 25 (683.9432 · Master) | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (335.3716 · Backyard) | 5 / 25 (690.8116 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 20 (496.4228) | 9 / 20 (514.7772) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 24 (510.2400) | 6 / 24 (518.8000) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 19 / 46 (478.2288) | 3 / 46 (516.5144) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 23 / 53 (467.8744) | 9 / 53 (502.7884) | HotMess BBQ |