Head-to-head
Pop's Smoke on the Hill vs COOL HAND QUE
2 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
COOL HAND QUE has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Pop's Smoke on the Hill | COOL HAND QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 83 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 0 | Category wins | 12 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 182.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 143.8% |
| 99.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±22.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.28% |
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)
| Pop's Smoke on the Hill | COOL HAND QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 5 times — COOL HAND QUE leads there 3–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 16.02 points at Swine At the Shrine (2022-08-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6796 points at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2025-10-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | COOL HAND QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 10 / 32 (693.0744) | 8 / 32 (694.7540) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 11 / 29 (682.7660) | 6 / 29 (691.9200) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest | 15 / 30 (685.6000) | 14 / 30 (688.4800) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 24 / 49 (683.9200) | 4 / 49 (699.9428) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 20 / 26 (666.6856) | 12 / 26 (679.8512) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 / 37 (330.2396 · Backyard) | 27 / 37 (674.6968 · Master) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 / 27 (294.2744 · Backyard) | 8 / 27 (679.8972 · Master) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |