Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data · 2 dead level
16 head-to-head wins
Capt. Blue BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Capt. Blue BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Contests | 77 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 8 | Category wins | 16 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 138.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±7.43% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.75% |
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)
| Capt. Blue BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 14 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 12 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 8 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 5–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 3 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 13.70 points at Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) (2022-07-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) (2023-07-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Capt. Blue BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 4 / 39 (345.6916 · Backyard) | 19 / 39 (685.5884 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 5 / 43 (346.2632 · Backyard) | 12 / 43 (687.9088 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 10 / 17 (335.9432 · Backyard) | 3 / 17 (703.4176 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 4 / 25 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 1 / 25 (693.0628 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 3 / 36 (342.8116 · Backyard) | 15 / 36 (692.5028 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 3 / 40 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 8 / 40 (693.0628 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 11 / 32 (333.6572 · Backyard) | 6 / 32 (694.2172 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 6 / 29 (339.9544 · Backyard) | 2 / 29 (695.8968 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 4 / 25 (343.9888 · Backyard) | 4 / 25 (693.6572 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 13 / 25 (333.6228 · Backyard) | 3 / 25 (694.2288 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (353.1316 · Backyard) | 13 / 25 (686.7544 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 / 27 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 4 / 27 (696.5260 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 30 (338.2400 · Backyard) | 2 / 30 (703.3828 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest | 1 / 12 (354.8800 · Backyard) | 1 / 12 (705.1200 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 11 / 21 (325.0628 · Backyard) | 9 / 21 (675.9088 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 7 / 28 (335.9660 · Backyard) | 17 / 28 (669.6000 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 11 / 16 (341.0972 · Backyard) | 4 / 16 (697.1316 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 2 / 20 (353.1544 · Backyard) | 3 / 20 (684.4916 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 43 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 2 / 43 (706.8460 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 8 / 45 (341.7032 · Backyard) | 20 / 45 (682.7544 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 9 / 32 (334.7772 · Backyard) | 14 / 32 (687.3256 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 17 / 35 (333.0972 · Backyard) | 19 / 35 (665.5656 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 4 / 26 (346.2516 · Backyard) | 10 / 26 (678.1828 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 9 / 37 (339.9660 · Backyard) | 3 / 37 (686.7428 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 6 / 40 (341.1200) | 5 / 40 (342.8456) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 14 / 51 (334.8344) | 13 / 51 (335.3716) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2 / 37 (343.9772) | 5 / 37 (341.6800) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 17 / 42 (498.7660) | 4 / 42 (512.4684) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 25 / 54 (489.0056) | 17 / 54 (502.2400) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 8 / 39 (331.9428) | 4 / 39 (337.7144) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 15 / 54 (329.6688) | 17 / 54 (329.0856) | Capt. Blue BBQ |