Head-to-head
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ vs ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Contests | 46 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 5 | Category wins | 5 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.7% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.9% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±1.88% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork (11 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 6 times — HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ leads there 5–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.96 points at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews (2022-08-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.3084 points at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2023-05-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 27 (671.3032) | 18 / 27 (650.6628) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 4 / 30 (686.2400) | 11 / 30 (675.9084) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 22 / 36 (668.9944) | 26 / 36 (663.8400) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque | 12 / 25 (672.9712) | 19 / 25 (658.1368) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 21 / 29 (661.5312) | 24 / 29 (656.9368) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 22 / 30 (652.9944) | 21 / 30 (655.3028) | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 8 / 35 (686.2284) | 29 / 35 (651.2684) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 19 / 33 (663.2800) | 25 / 33 (654.6628) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ | 20 / 42 (670.1484) | 12 / 42 (680.5256) | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 14 / 35 (658.2976) | 20 / 35 (645.5660) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 35 / 54 (657.0172) | 28 / 54 (667.8396) | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ |