Head-to-head
Bourbon & Blues BBQ vs HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ
16 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data · 1 dead level
16 head-to-head wins
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Contests | 211 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 22 | Category wins | 39 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 191.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 99.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±16.39% | 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)
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 12 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 23 |
| 10 | Pork (25 meetings) | 14 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 3 times — Bourbon & Blues BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 2 times — Bourbon & Blues BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 52.71 points at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (2022-10-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0688 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2026-03-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 32 / 75 (685.5884) | 18 / 75 (691.9200) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 81 / 82 (661.4852) | 16 / 82 (702.2516) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 78 / 117 (681.0288) | 61 / 117 (684.4456) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 30 / 42 (670.1372) | 4 / 42 (698.8000) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 9 / 41 (694.7772) | 14 / 41 (691.9200) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 109 / 125 (659.8168) | 36 / 125 (690.2172) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 11 / 44 (689.6800) | 14 / 44 (689.6112) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | "Spooky Q" 1792 | 18 / 23 (664.9828) | 11 / 23 (679.8396) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 27 / 45 (668.9828) | 3 / 45 (699.3828) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 25 / 59 (684.4800) | 47 / 59 (667.2684) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 36 / 76 (684.4340) | 45 / 76 (680.4456) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 9 / 35 (695.3832) | 23 / 35 (687.9316) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 23 / 45 (681.0172) | 28 / 45 (677.5996) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 54 / 93 (677.6000) | 32 / 93 (686.2056) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 36 / 59 (673.5884) | 3 / 59 (702.2632) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 10 / 60 (693.6456) | 19 / 60 (690.7652) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB | 33 / 49 (671.3140) | 32 / 49 (671.8968) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 28 / 73 (334.8000 · Backyard) | 6 / 73 (694.8460 · Master) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 4 / 28 (342.2284 · Backyard) | 9 / 28 (685.0628 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 6 / 16 (502.1828 · Backyard) | 6 / 16 (681.0632 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 1 / 23 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 11 / 23 (686.2172 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 1 / 35 (357.1428 · Backyard) | 17 / 35 (691.3256 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 8 / 19 (335.9888 · Backyard) | 6 / 19 (684.5256 · Master) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 46 (503.9428 · Backyard) | 20 / 46 (682.7428 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 53 (487.2684 · Backyard) | 6 / 53 (695.3944 · Master) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 14 / 80 (339.3600 · Backyard) | 4 / 80 (695.9772 · Master) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 65 (523.9428 · Backyard) | 4 / 65 (693.0628 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 1 / 51 (688.4800 · Backyard) | 29 / 51 (677.6344 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 57 (513.6456 · Backyard) | 23 / 57 (676.4340 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 6 / 34 (325.0628 · Backyard) | 10 / 34 (689.6112 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 9 / 35 (318.1828 · Backyard) | 28 / 35 (666.6856 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 23 / 27 (652.4232) | 1 / 27 (705.1316) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 16 / 25 (464.4800 · Backyard) | 3 / 25 (697.6572 · Master) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |