Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
HESSHOGS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HESSHOGS | Shmack Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 74 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 12 | Category wins | 11 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 148.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 146.2% |
| 101.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±16.75% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.81% |
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)
| HESSHOGS | Shmack Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — HESSHOGS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Shmack Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 178.29 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1200 points at 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL (2022-11-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HESSHOGS | Shmack Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 36 (349.6916) | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | HESSHOGS |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 16 / 49 (339.9544) | 36 / 49 (161.6688) | HESSHOGS |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 11 / 35 (337.0628) | 3 / 35 (341.1200) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 26 (337.0740) | 10 / 26 (339.9888) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 6 / 27 (335.3600) | 4 / 27 (337.0744) | Shmack Q |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 40 (345.1316) | 7 / 40 (338.8116) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 32 (321.6456) | 1 / 32 (342.8228) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 13 / 29 (348.5372) | 22 / 29 (339.9660) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 34 (513.1200) | 1 / 34 (521.1544) | Shmack Q |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 / 47 (342.8572) | 10 / 47 (335.9312) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 21 / 37 (330.7424) | 11 / 37 (338.8228) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 13 / 49 (344.5256) | 16 / 49 (343.4056) | HESSHOGS |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) | 6 / 13 (513.0396) | 5 / 13 (515.9200) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) | 7 / 27 (339.9772) | 6 / 27 (341.0972) | Shmack Q |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 9 / 25 (337.6684) | 10 / 25 (334.2628) | HESSHOGS |