Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 211 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 4 | Category wins | 39 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.95% | 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)
| Big James Kitchen | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 3 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 3 |
| 6 | Pork (9 meetings) | 3 |
| 0 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 16.63 points at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023-11-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 8.6060 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 20 / 82 (346.2284 · Backyard) | 16 / 82 (702.2516 · Master) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572 · Backyard) | 36 / 125 (690.2172 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 44 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 14 / 44 (689.6112 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 16 / 42 (689.6228 · Master) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716 · Backyard) | 20 / 70 (697.0512 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 29 / 106 (692.4800) | 60 / 106 (683.8740) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 71 / 100 (672.4684 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 / 45 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 8 / 45 (697.0512 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 38 / 58 (678.7084 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 39 / 118 (689.0284) | 80 / 118 (679.2912) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (338.2284 · Backyard) | 32 / 93 (686.2056 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372) | 19 / 60 (690.7652) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |