Head-to-head
Ain't That Rich vs HotMess BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
HotMess BBQ is the team Ain't That Rich sees one call ahead more than anyone (3 times).
Career comparison
| Ain't That Rich | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Contests | 77 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 2 | Category wins | 16 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 96.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 93.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±2.26% | 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)
| Ain't That Rich | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Pork (15 meetings) | 8 |
| 0 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 6 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 3 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.22 points at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2023-10-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4912 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2026-07-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Ain't That Rich | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 20 / 39 (685.0972) | 19 / 39 (685.5884) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 4 / 43 (697.6456) | 12 / 43 (687.9088) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 6 / 17 (685.0400) | 3 / 17 (703.4176) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (668.3996) | 1 / 25 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 19 / 30 (668.4684) | 2 / 30 (692.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 7 / 25 (688.5144) | 3 / 25 (694.2288) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 20 / 25 (674.1944) | 13 / 25 (686.7544) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 15 / 27 (669.5884) | 4 / 27 (696.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 16 / 30 (678.7428) | 2 / 30 (703.3828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 12 / 21 (670.6968) | 9 / 21 (675.9088) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 18 / 28 (668.3996) | 17 / 28 (669.6000) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 10 / 25 (675.3372) | 5 / 25 (691.3828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 17 / 26 (659.3600) | 10 / 26 (678.1828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 4 / 37 (683.9776) | 3 / 37 (686.7428) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 19 / 28 (643.2228) | 6 / 28 (672.4456) | HotMess BBQ |