Head-to-head
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE vs OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
1 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Contests | 211 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 1 | Category wins | 48 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 17 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±1.77% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 11 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 12 |
| 1 | Pork (12 meetings) | 11 |
| 3 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.42 points at Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague (2021-10-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7716 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2023-03-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 43 (694.8116) | 3 / 43 (704.5604) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 19 / 45 (683.3948) | 9 / 45 (690.8116) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 32 / 35 (668.4228) | 5 / 35 (697.6916) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 18 / 45 (683.3484) | 7 / 45 (694.1940) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 30 / 46 (676.4684) | 10 / 46 (695.9316) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 20 / 53 (681.6344) | 24 / 53 (679.8628) | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 32 / 50 (678.1944) | 9 / 50 (697.0744) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 53 (668.4344) | 17 / 53 (686.2056) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 15 / 15 (642.1488) | 12 / 15 (673.5656) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 12 / 15 (673.5656) | 7 / 15 (681.5884) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 | 26 / 32 (664.5028) | 3 / 32 (695.3828) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 | 24 / 33 (657.0976) | 13 / 33 (672.5028) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |