Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
BEER TIME BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| BEER TIME BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Contests | 77 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 13 | Category wins | 16 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±2.53% | 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)
| BEER TIME BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 17 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 16 |
| 9 | Pork (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 7 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 3 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 2 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.87 points at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2023-10-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7028 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) (2025-05-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BEER TIME BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 16 / 39 (689.6572) | 19 / 39 (685.5884) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 6 / 43 (692.5144) | 12 / 43 (687.9088) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 14 / 17 (672.4344) | 3 / 17 (703.4176) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (690.8120) | 1 / 25 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 24 / 36 (681.6000) | 15 / 36 (692.5028) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 24 / 40 (678.1944) | 8 / 40 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 10 / 30 (680.4572) | 2 / 30 (692.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-09-06 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout | 7 / 14 (685.5884) | 1 / 14 (710.2744) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 21 / 47 (689.0628) | 3 / 47 (700.5716) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 8 / 34 (698.2632) | 6 / 34 (699.9660) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 17 / 27 (667.3260) | 4 / 27 (696.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 30 (676.4456) | 2 / 30 (703.3828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest | 4 / 12 (691.3828) | 1 / 12 (705.1200) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 10 / 21 (674.2060) | 9 / 21 (675.9088) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 / 28 (693.0744) | 17 / 28 (669.6000) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 8 / 11 (684.5256) | 2 / 11 (697.6800) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 8 / 13 (681.0628) | 1 / 13 (695.9084) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 14 / 25 (666.7084) | 5 / 25 (691.3828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 26 / 32 (662.7200) | 14 / 32 (687.3256) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 35 (675.3372) | 19 / 35 (665.5656) | BEER TIME BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 23 / 28 (633.5768) | 6 / 28 (672.4456) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 28 / 42 (668.9940 · Master) | 4 / 42 (512.4684 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 47 / 54 (644.9940 · Master) | 17 / 54 (502.2400 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |