Head-to-head
TWISTED PAIR BBQ vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
14 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Contests | 70 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 8 | Category wins | 11 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±1.59% | 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)
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (29 meetings) | 16 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 17 |
| 15 | Pork (29 meetings) | 14 |
| 13 | Brisket (29 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 5 times — TWISTED PAIR BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 3 times — TWISTED PAIR BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 2 times — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 44.09 points at Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A (2019-10-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0460 points at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown (2025-10-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 1 / 35 (698.2284) | 21 / 35 (673.5884) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q | 12 / 26 (684.4684) | 3 / 26 (702.2516) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 45 (691.9772) | 10 / 45 (691.9312) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills | 14 / 25 (677.6224) | 17 / 25 (674.1484) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 9 / 36 (687.3372) | 29 / 36 (664.4804) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 26 / 37 (671.8856) | 10 / 37 (686.7772) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 14 / 34 (681.0628) | 27 / 34 (667.2800) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship | 4 / 11 (687.9200) | 1 / 11 (707.4404) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 7 / 26 (691.3944) | 12 / 26 (681.0400) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 4 / 31 (698.8000) | 20 / 31 (678.8000) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 18 / 30 (669.5880) | 22 / 30 (661.6112) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 6 / 18 (680.4572) | 11 / 18 (667.8512) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 10 / 27 (678.7656) | 6 / 27 (688.5372) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 32 / 36 (663.2456) | 23 / 36 (675.9084) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 11 / 27 (673.5772) | 23 / 27 (647.8972) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades | 9 / 25 (680.5032) | 17 / 25 (665.6112) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout | 14 / 18 (662.7428) | 11 / 18 (670.7656) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 19 / 39 (674.1596) | 16 / 39 (682.2056) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 11 / 24 (679.3372) | 3 / 24 (691.9428) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 33 / 33 (647.2228) | 10 / 33 (683.3600) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 28 / 47 (665.0056) | 9 / 47 (685.0628) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B | 14 / 22 (662.7428) | 7 / 22 (677.0740) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A | 14 / 15 (646.6744) | 2 / 15 (690.7656) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 30 / 56 (659.9088) | 5 / 56 (688.5832) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival | 1 / 24 (686.7656) | 9 / 24 (667.2800) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals | 28 / 40 (656.4572) | 27 / 40 (656.9712) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 29 / 83 (667.8972) | 31 / 83 (667.3028) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 5 / 38 (668.4344) | 7 / 38 (667.3484) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 27 / 60 (660.4456) | 6 / 60 (678.2400) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |