Head-to-head
HIGH ON THE HAWG vs Heavy Smoke BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Heavy Smoke BBQ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Contests | 201 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 27 |
| 9 | Category wins | 52 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 10 | Pork (23 meetings) | 13 |
| 7 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 3 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Harvest on Fire at the Winery 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 55.61 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) (2026-05-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HIGH ON THE HAWG | Heavy Smoke BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 77 / 82 (667.8860) | 66 / 82 (686.1712) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 114 / 117 (650.6284) | 5 / 117 (706.2400) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 64 / 70 (676.4344) | 5 / 70 (703.9544) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 64 / 106 (682.1600) | 24 / 106 (694.7656) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 43 / 100 (686.7428) | 27 / 100 (691.3832) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 40 / 93 (682.7428) | 3 / 93 (699.9428) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 28 / 80 (682.1596) | 43 / 80 (674.1484) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water | 28 / 47 (674.7312) | 27 / 47 (677.0284) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 10 / 25 (678.1944) | 20 / 25 (662.7084) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 14 / 28 (681.6456) | 12 / 28 (683.8972) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 19 / 29 (666.1484) | 8 / 29 (677.6116) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 19 / 38 (667.2684) | 1 / 38 (693.6800) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 8 / 51 (685.6112) | 2 / 51 (693.6344) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off | 16 / 31 (656.9940) | 10 / 31 (670.7768) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) | 16 / 44 (679.3140) | 10 / 44 (686.1940) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast | 20 / 36 (675.3600) | 3 / 36 (697.7144) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 7 / 53 (685.0744) | 5 / 53 (686.2172) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 30 / 63 (670.7540) | 15 / 63 (679.3484) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 29 / 69 (670.1484) | 9 / 69 (681.6572) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 23 / 43 (665.5996) | 8 / 43 (685.0284) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam | 11 / 26 (666.1368) | 1 / 26 (699.9656) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 11 / 31 (673.5880) | 3 / 31 (687.9316) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship | 63 / 92 (667.8856) | 1 / 92 (703.9656) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |