Head-to-head
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ vs BRACKEN RACKS BBQ
6 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Contests | 44 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 5 | Category wins | 0 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.6% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.9% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 64% |
| ±1.88% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.87% |
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 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 6 times — HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ leads there 5–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 127.91 points at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2024-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.8408 points at The Art of Barbeque (2024-06-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 27 (671.3032) | 15 / 27 (656.4000) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 4 / 30 (686.2400) | 22 / 30 (665.6232) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 22 / 36 (668.9944) | 16 / 36 (677.6000) | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque | 12 / 25 (672.9712) | 10 / 25 (674.8120) | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 21 / 29 (661.5312) | 29 / 29 (533.6228) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 22 / 30 (652.9944) | 10 / 30 (676.4344) | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 19 / 33 (663.2800) | 21 / 33 (660.9940) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ | 20 / 42 (670.1484) | 15 / 42 (675.9544) | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 14 / 35 (658.2976) | 32 / 35 (598.0572) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 35 / 54 (657.0172) | 42 / 54 (635.8860) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |