Head-to-head
Second Helping BBQ vs HotMess BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
HotMess BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Second Helping BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 77 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 0 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 92.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 90.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 75% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±1% | 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)
| Second Helping BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 4–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.85 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) (2024-05-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 8.0000 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) (2025-05-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Second Helping BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 14 / 21 (667.9088) | 9 / 21 (675.9088) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 22 / 28 (648.3884) | 17 / 28 (669.6000) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 21 / 26 (647.9200) | 10 / 26 (678.1828) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 30 / 37 (647.8976) | 3 / 37 (686.7428) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | 35 / 54 (648.4572) | 41 / 54 (639.8632) | Second Helping BBQ |