Head-to-head
HESSHOGS vs Breaking Slabs BBQ
7 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HESSHOGS | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Contests | 50 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 12 | Category wins | 7 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 148.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.7% |
| 101.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 101.3% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±16.75% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.51% |
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 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.41 points at Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 (2022-10-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8456 points at Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-10-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HESSHOGS | Breaking Slabs BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 19 (342.7884) | 9 / 19 (339.9428) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 13 / 29 (348.5372) | 6 / 29 (351.9772) | Breaking Slabs BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause | 7 / 36 (348.5716) | 15 / 36 (339.4176) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 9 / 28 (517.6688) | 12 / 28 (511.9084) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 8 / 31 (509.0284) | 1 / 31 (521.0972) | Breaking Slabs BBQ |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 34 (513.1200) | 7 / 34 (506.2516) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 / 47 (342.8572) | 15 / 47 (330.2056) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 21 / 37 (330.7424) | 4 / 37 (342.8228) | Breaking Slabs BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 11 / 40 (335.3828) | 4 / 40 (344.5372) | Breaking Slabs BBQ |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 | 1 / 32 (533.1428) | 24 / 32 (494.7316) | HESSHOGS |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 | 7 / 32 (514.7996) | 10 / 32 (509.0628) | HESSHOGS |