Head-to-head
Cotton BBQ vs HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Cotton BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 211 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 2 | Category wins | 39 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.96% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.25% |
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)
| Cotton BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 14 |
| 5 | Pork (16 meetings) | 11 |
| 5 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.98 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.3828 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2025-03-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cotton BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 62 / 125 (684.4340) | 36 / 125 (690.2172) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | "Spooky Q" 1792 | 16 / 23 (671.7936) | 11 / 23 (679.8396) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point | 10 / 29 (684.5028) | 3 / 29 (695.3368) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 65 / 100 (675.8512) | 71 / 100 (672.4684) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 16 / 45 (687.8972) | 8 / 45 (697.0512) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 41 / 58 (674.1140) | 38 / 58 (678.7084) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 33 / 35 (667.3028) | 22 / 35 (684.4572) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 20 / 31 (671.3944) | 3 / 31 (693.7028) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 16 / 32 (683.3488) | 5 / 32 (697.0744) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (694.8116) | 32 / 93 (686.2056) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 33 / 60 (680.4684) | 19 / 60 (690.7652) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 39 / 80 (675.8628) | 4 / 80 (695.9772) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 55 / 65 (646.0800) | 4 / 65 (693.0628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 28 / 57 (668.9596) | 23 / 57 (676.4340) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 69 / 91 (666.7084) | 33 / 91 (683.3252) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 43 / 63 (656.9600) | 3 / 63 (697.6456) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |