Head-to-head
Char-Cole Grillers vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
4 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Char-Cole Grillers | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Contests | 70 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 99.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 25% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±3.31% | 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)
| Char-Cole Grillers | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork (4 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — Char-Cole Grillers leads there 2–1
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5596 points at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (2026-07-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Char-Cole Grillers | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 22 / 35 (673.0288) | 21 / 35 (673.5884) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills | 1 / 25 (349.7032 · Backyard) | 17 / 25 (674.1484 · Master) | Char-Cole Grillers |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2 / 37 (352.5716 · Backyard) | 10 / 37 (686.7772 · Master) | Char-Cole Grillers |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship | 5 / 11 (337.6572 · Backyard) | 1 / 11 (707.4404 · Master) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 9 / 28 (321.6232 · Backyard) | 22 / 28 (663.2800 · Master) | Char-Cole Grillers |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 5 / 32 (336.5144 · Backyard) | 8 / 32 (692.5140 · Master) | Char-Cole Grillers |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 13 / 38 (318.7316 · Backyard) | 7 / 38 (692.5144 · Master) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |