Head-to-head
HIGH ON THE HAWG vs SmokinGhost BBQ
12 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
SmokinGhost BBQ is the team HIGH ON THE HAWG sees one call ahead more than anyone (2 times). SmokinGhost BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Contests | 212 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 9 | Category wins | 32 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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 ON THE HAWG | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (29 meetings) | 20 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 19 |
| 9 | Pork (28 meetings) | 19 |
| 13 | Brisket (29 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — HIGH ON THE HAWG leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 158.19 points at Effingham -Jam (2021-07-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at Smokin in the Hills (2020-09-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HIGH ON THE HAWG | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 114 / 117 (650.6284) | 46 / 117 (689.0516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 64 / 70 (676.4344) | 30 / 70 (693.6344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 64 / 106 (682.1600) | 2 / 106 (705.6800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 43 / 100 (686.7428) | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 8 / 31 (690.2172) | 9 / 31 (687.9316) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 40 / 93 (682.7428) | 17 / 93 (693.6572) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 6 / 28 (691.3716) | 9 / 28 (687.3716) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 15 / 27 (675.3256) | 14 / 27 (677.5888) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | 25 / 41 (674.7196) | 12 / 41 (688.5028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-04-14 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ | 2 / 25 (703.9428) | 15 / 25 (685.6000) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 28 / 80 (682.1596) | 3 / 80 (696.5144) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 28 / 45 (664.3996) | 16 / 45 (683.3028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 10 / 25 (678.1944) | 6 / 25 (679.3484) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 16 / 17 (667.8396) | 4 / 17 (689.0972) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 16 / 27 (689.5996) | 4 / 27 (703.4400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 19 / 29 (666.1484) | 29 / 29 (507.9544) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 19 / 38 (667.2684) | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) | 16 / 44 (679.3140) | 15 / 44 (679.8740) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 14 / 57 (687.9316) | 21 / 57 (680.4800) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast | 20 / 36 (675.3600) | 9 / 36 (690.3200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 2 / 41 (688.5256) | 3 / 41 (687.9884) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 48 / 50 (645.4968) | 13 / 50 (681.6916) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 7 / 53 (685.0744) | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 30 / 63 (670.7540) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 29 / 69 (670.1484) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 23 / 43 (665.5996) | 24 / 43 (664.4228) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 19 / 23 (658.1028) | 2 / 23 (687.4060) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 11 / 31 (673.5880) | 17 / 31 (668.4456) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 19 / 67 (682.1712) | 26 / 67 (678.1828) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |