Head-to-head
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE vs FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
3 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 130 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 1 | Category wins | 23 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±1.77% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2% |
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)
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 9 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 9 |
| 4 | Pork (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 52.64 points at Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague (2021-10-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 (2024-05-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 52 / 106 (686.2172) | 55 / 106 (685.6116) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 20 / 30 (667.9316) | 12 / 30 (678.1828) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 32 / 35 (668.4228) | 22 / 35 (688.4912) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 18 / 45 (683.3484) | 19 / 45 (683.3256) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 30 / 46 (676.4684) | 26 / 46 (678.1484) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 20 / 53 (681.6344) | 39 / 53 (666.1484) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 32 / 50 (678.1944) | 7 / 50 (699.9544) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 53 (668.4344) | 13 / 53 (689.6228) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 15 / 15 (642.1488) | 1 / 15 (694.7888) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 12 / 15 (673.5656) | 1 / 15 (699.4288) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 | 26 / 32 (664.5028) | 4 / 32 (694.8000) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 | 24 / 33 (657.0976) | 7 / 33 (683.3944) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |