Head-to-head
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ vs Hooligans Barbecue
4 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | Hooligans Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Contests | 25 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 5 | Category wins | 0 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.8% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 64% |
| ±1.88% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.79% |
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 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 5 times — HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ leads there 3–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.97 points at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2023-05-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.5996 points at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2024-05-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | Hooligans Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 7 / 27 (671.3032) | 6 / 27 (674.1484) | Hooligans Barbecue |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 4 / 30 (686.2400) | 6 / 30 (683.9656) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 22 / 36 (668.9944) | 20 / 36 (674.2172) | Hooligans Barbecue |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque | 12 / 25 (672.9712) | 15 / 25 (669.0744) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 21 / 29 (661.5312) | 23 / 29 (659.9316) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 22 / 30 (652.9944) | 27 / 30 (634.0224) | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 19 / 33 (663.2800) | 12 / 33 (670.8224) | Hooligans Barbecue |