Head-to-head
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
6 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Contests | 70 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 2 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 91.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 69% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±2.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.82% |
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)
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 14 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Pork (20 meetings) | 15 |
| 10 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 5 times — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 3 times — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.97 points at BBQ Capital Cook Off (2019-04-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (2026-07-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | 31 / 41 (665.6228) | 24 / 41 (678.2056) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2026-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ | 18 / 22 (665.5660) | 12 / 22 (683.3372) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 25 / 35 (672.4456) | 21 / 35 (673.5884) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 26 / 36 (668.4572) | 29 / 36 (664.4804) | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 23 / 34 (674.1828) | 27 / 34 (667.2800) | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 17 / 28 (677.5884) | 22 / 28 (663.2800) | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 14 / 31 (682.1940) | 20 / 31 (678.8000) | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 25 / 36 (674.7316) | 23 / 36 (675.9084) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 24 / 27 (638.6856) | 23 / 27 (647.8972) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades | 21 / 25 (657.0284) | 17 / 25 (665.6112) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 34 / 81 (675.9656) | 22 / 81 (683.3600) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 19 / 24 (657.5888) | 3 / 24 (691.9428) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 18 / 34 (675.3720) | 29 / 34 (656.9368) | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 28 / 34 (651.9204) | 25 / 34 (664.4228) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 9 / 25 (678.8688) | 18 / 25 (659.2912) | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B | 18 / 22 (638.1028) | 7 / 22 (677.0740) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A | 11 / 15 (663.8628) | 2 / 15 (690.7656) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 63 / 72 (645.5428) | 45 / 72 (667.2684) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 37 / 60 (651.3024) | 6 / 60 (678.2400) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off | 32 / 43 (630.6856) | 6 / 43 (677.6568) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |