Head-to-head
HAMTOWN SMOKERS vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
4 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HAMTOWN SMOKERS | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 70 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 9 | Category wins | 11 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 22% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±1.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.82% |
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)
| HAMTOWN SMOKERS | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 5 | Pork (6 meetings) | 1 |
| 6 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 2 times — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.90 points at Pigs & Pedals (2019-08-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.5088 points at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) (2019-11-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 16 / 33 (679.8512) | 10 / 33 (683.3600) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 13 / 47 (678.6968) | 9 / 47 (685.0628) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B | 4 / 22 (681.0168) | 7 / 22 (677.0740) | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A | 1 / 15 (698.8344) | 2 / 15 (690.7656) | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals | 11 / 40 (675.8740) | 27 / 40 (656.9712) | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-17 | Stills and Grills Fest | 4 / 21 (677.0856) | 6 / 21 (672.0000) | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |