Head-to-head
Hot and Slow vs Better Half Barbecue
0 head-to-head wins
Met
2 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
Better Half Barbecue has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Hot and Slow | Better Half Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Contests | 40 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 0 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 147.1% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.7% |
| top 58% | Avg finish | top 40% |
| — | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±11.93% |
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)
| Hot and Slow | Better Half Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — Better Half Barbecue leads there 2–0
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Hot and Slow | Better Half Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 26 / 39 (679.3372 · Master) | 15 / 39 (338.2172 · Backyard) | Better Half Barbecue |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 21 / 43 (679.3140 · Master) | 1 / 43 (354.8800 · Backyard) | Better Half Barbecue |