Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data · 2 dead level
14 head-to-head wins
HotMess BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Castleton Q | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 77 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 1 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 91.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±3.56% | 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)
| Castleton Q | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 16 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 12 |
| 0 | Pork (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 0–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.93 points at MD State BBQ Bash (2025-10-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 28.0116 points at Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) (2023-07-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Castleton Q | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 24 / 39 (330.1944 · Backyard) | 19 / 39 (685.5884 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 13 / 43 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 12 / 43 (687.9088 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 3 / 17 (343.9544 · Backyard) | 3 / 17 (703.4176 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (349.6684 · Backyard) | 1 / 25 (693.0628 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 / 36 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 15 / 36 (692.5028 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 40 (328.5256 · Backyard) | 8 / 40 (693.0628 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 20 / 29 (660.9716) | 2 / 29 (695.8968) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 11 / 25 (329.6916 · Backyard) | 4 / 25 (693.6572 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 12 / 27 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 4 / 27 (696.5260 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 27 / 30 (328.5372 · Backyard) | 2 / 30 (703.3828 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 43 (341.0972 · Backyard) | 2 / 43 (706.8460 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (332.5144 · Backyard) | 20 / 45 (682.7544 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 16 / 28 (325.0744 · Backyard) | 4 / 28 (694.7772 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 2 / 27 (350.2628 · Backyard) | 18 / 27 (682.1712 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 20 / 32 (319.9088 · Backyard) | 14 / 32 (687.3256 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 33 / 35 (317.0400 · Backyard) | 19 / 35 (665.5656 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 6 / 25 (344.5944 · Backyard) | 10 / 25 (683.9432 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 21 / 25 (322.7772 · Backyard) | 5 / 25 (690.8116 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 22 / 40 (313.0856) | 5 / 40 (342.8456) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 31 / 51 (307.3600) | 13 / 51 (335.3716) | HotMess BBQ |