Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
HOLY SMOKIN!!! has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Gustoso BBQ | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 37 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 0 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 142.8% |
| 92% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 99.7% |
| top 60% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±2.74% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.49% |
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)
| Gustoso BBQ | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.37 points at Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-10-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2116 points at Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-09-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gustoso BBQ | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 23 / 29 (328.4912) | 10 / 29 (343.3712) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 24 / 43 (337.1204) | 17 / 43 (343.3944) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 24 / 28 (330.8344) | 27 / 28 (329.6228) | Gustoso BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 28 / 29 (323.9084) | 22 / 29 (337.0744) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 32 (342.2400) | 21 / 32 (336.5256) | Gustoso BBQ |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 23 / 28 (331.3940) | 18 / 28 (333.6228) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 33 (339.3484) | 11 / 33 (342.2628) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |
| 2021-10-22 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 24 / 30 (311.8512) | 8 / 30 (338.2172) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |