Head-to-head
FIRE & SHINE BBQ vs HotMess BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Contests | 77 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 17 | Category wins | 16 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 188.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 96.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±11.88% | 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)
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chicken (33 meetings) | 8 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 18 |
| 2 | Pork (4 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 3 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.96 points at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2025-10-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.2228 points at Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) (2023-07-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 / 39 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 19 / 39 (685.5884 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 17 / 43 (336.5028 · Backyard) | 12 / 43 (687.9088 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 6 / 17 (342.2400 · Backyard) | 3 / 17 (703.4176 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (348.5372 · Backyard) | 1 / 25 (693.0628 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 7 / 20 (342.7884 · Backyard) | 18 / 20 (668.9828 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 9 / 36 (337.6572 · Backyard) | 15 / 36 (692.5028 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 12 / 40 (333.0744 · Backyard) | 8 / 40 (693.0628 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 3 / 32 (342.7884 · Backyard) | 6 / 32 (694.2172 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 20 / 30 (665.5656) | 2 / 30 (692.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 1 / 25 (348.5372 · Backyard) | 4 / 25 (693.6572 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 9 / 25 (338.7884 · Backyard) | 3 / 25 (694.2288 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 13 / 25 (686.7544 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 27 (343.9428 · Backyard) | 4 / 27 (696.5260 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 30 (341.6916 · Backyard) | 2 / 30 (703.3828 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 1 / 21 (348.5372 · Backyard) | 9 / 21 (675.9088 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 1 / 28 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 17 / 28 (669.6000 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 12 / 16 (337.0628 · Backyard) | 4 / 16 (697.1316 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 1 / 20 (356.0000 · Backyard) | 3 / 20 (684.4916 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 10 / 43 (343.9544 · Backyard) | 2 / 43 (706.8460 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 45 (342.7884 · Backyard) | 20 / 45 (682.7544 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 4 / 11 (349.6800 · Backyard) | 2 / 11 (697.6800 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 10 / 13 (338.8000 · Backyard) | 1 / 13 (695.9084 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2 / 28 (343.3944 · Backyard) | 20 / 28 (673.5656 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 3 / 32 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 14 / 32 (687.3256 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 25 / 35 (326.1828 · Backyard) | 19 / 35 (665.5656 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 18 / 25 (330.8116 · Backyard) | 10 / 25 (683.9432 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 17 / 25 (328.5144 · Backyard) | 5 / 25 (690.8116 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 12 / 40 (335.3716) | 5 / 40 (342.8456) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 7 / 51 (340.5944) | 13 / 51 (335.3716) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 20 / 19 (314.1600) | 5 / 19 (338.2744) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 17 / 20 (326.8344) | 3 / 20 (345.6684) | HotMess BBQ |