Head-to-head
HIGH ON THE HAWG vs LOCAL YOKELS BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ has taken the last 10 meetings.
Career comparison
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Contests | 90 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 9 | Category wins | 25 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.4% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.61% |
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 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 15 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 12 |
| 6 | Pork (20 meetings) | 14 |
| 6 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 2 times — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Harvest on Fire at the Winery 2 times — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.87 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) (2026-05-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 (2021-06-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HIGH ON THE HAWG | LOCAL YOKELS 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) | 36 / 82 (694.7884) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 114 / 117 (650.6284) | 12 / 117 (700.5028) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 64 / 70 (676.4344) | 3 / 70 (704.5256) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 64 / 106 (682.1600) | 42 / 106 (689.6228) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 40 / 93 (682.7428) | 31 / 93 (687.3256) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 28 / 80 (682.1596) | 2 / 80 (701.0856) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 28 / 45 (664.3996) | 4 / 45 (694.2172) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 14 / 28 (681.6456) | 4 / 28 (696.4912) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 23 / 43 (666.6856) | 6 / 43 (689.0400) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 19 / 38 (667.2684) | 17 / 38 (672.4572) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 8 / 51 (685.6112) | 11 / 51 (685.0512) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off | 16 / 31 (656.9940) | 11 / 31 (669.0860) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 14 / 57 (687.9316) | 24 / 57 (679.8740) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 2 / 41 (688.5256) | 12 / 41 (677.6688) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 48 / 50 (645.4968) | 7 / 50 (686.2856) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 7 / 53 (685.0744) | 2 / 53 (689.0628) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ | 17 / 34 (665.5652) | 5 / 34 (686.2516) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam | 11 / 26 (666.1368) | 18 / 26 (663.9204) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 11 / 31 (673.5880) | 7 / 31 (679.9428) | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship | 63 / 92 (667.8856) | 82 / 92 (660.9484) | HIGH ON THE HAWG |