Head-to-head
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
6 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Contests | 70 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 1 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 95.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±1.91% | 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)
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 6 |
| 8 | Pork (11 meetings) | 3 |
| 4 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.94 points at Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic (2019-09-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 6.2740 points at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (2020-09-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 3 / 27 (686.7424) | 23 / 27 (647.8972) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 11 / 28 (685.6112) | 23 / 28 (666.6740) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge | 18 / 27 (675.2796) | 24 / 27 (665.6000) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 19 / 24 (661.0628) | 24 / 24 (647.9428) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 7 / 24 (685.6688) | 3 / 24 (691.9428) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 12 / 34 (680.4688) | 29 / 34 (656.9368) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 7 / 25 (681.6344) | 18 / 25 (659.2912) | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 34 / 47 (659.2684) | 9 / 47 (685.0628) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 44 / 56 (642.6396) | 5 / 56 (688.5832) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-17 | Stills and Grills Fest | 11 / 21 (650.7196) | 6 / 21 (672.0000) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 25 / 60 (662.1484) | 6 / 60 (678.2400) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |