Head-to-head
SWEET SMOKE BBQ vs Hickory Hangover
2 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Hickory Hangover has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| SWEET SMOKE BBQ | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Contests | 90 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 3 | Category wins | 20 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 147.5% |
| 93.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 104.7% |
| top 66% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±18.81% |
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)
| SWEET SMOKE BBQ | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 8 |
| 0 | Pork (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 0 | Brisket (4 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 2 times — SWEET SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.51 points at 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2022-11-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2968 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | Hickory Hangover | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 69 / 106 (680.4572) | 62 / 106 (682.7540) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 104 / 118 (663.8860) | 95 / 118 (671.3712) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 89 / 93 (641.5196 · Master) | 2 / 93 (347.9656 · Backyard) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 6 / 14 (695.9084 · Master) | 11 / 14 (340.4912 · Backyard) | SWEET SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 87 / 91 (650.6512) | 46 / 91 (678.1600) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl | 2 / 10 (689.0400 · Master) | 5 / 10 (338.2284 · Backyard) | SWEET SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 40 / 63 (667.2684) | 18 / 63 (683.9316) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 20 / 27 (666.7084 · Master) | 3 / 27 (517.1088 · Backyard) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | 14 / 25 (666.1488 · Master) | 4 / 25 (511.9316 · Backyard) | Hickory Hangover |