Head-to-head
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ vs Smoke Central BBQ
22 head-to-head wins
Met
71 times in the data
49 head-to-head wins
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Contests | 131 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 39 | Category wins | 33 |
| 22 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.25% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.46% |
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)
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chicken (72 meetings) | 46 |
| 23 | Pork Ribs (73 meetings) | 50 |
| 31 | Pork (71 meetings) | 40 |
| 35 | Brisket (71 meetings) | 36 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 4 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Swine At the Shrine 3 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 166.82 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club (2021-03-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) (2025-05-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 18 / 75 (691.9200) | 27 / 75 (688.4800) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 / 42 (698.8000) | 6 / 42 (698.2056) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 45 (699.3828) | 1 / 45 (705.1200) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 8 / 37 (687.8856) | 24 / 37 (675.8512) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 28 / 66 (684.4684) | 24 / 66 (687.3828) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 20 / 70 (697.0512) | 19 / 70 (697.0628) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 60 / 106 (683.8740) | 9 / 106 (702.8000) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 71 / 100 (672.4684) | 6 / 100 (699.9544) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 58 (678.7084) | 9 / 58 (695.3368) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 47 / 59 (667.2684) | 26 / 59 (684.4568) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 5 / 32 (697.0744) | 7 / 32 (694.7656) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 45 / 76 (680.4456) | 14 / 76 (695.9428) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash | 15 / 33 (684.4684) | 8 / 33 (696.4796) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 4 / 81 (706.2400) | 14 / 81 (702.7768) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 80 / 118 (679.2912) | 23 / 118 (693.0972) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 17 / 42 (686.7312) | 12 / 42 (690.2172) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 / 59 (702.2632) | 30 / 59 (679.8628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 19 / 60 (690.7652) | 17 / 60 (691.3140) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 6 / 73 (694.8460) | 3 / 73 (698.7768) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 192 / 211 (662.0680) | 28 / 211 (694.1940) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 289 / 487 (666.7768) | 118 / 487 (685.0856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest | 5 / 25 (697.0860) | 15 / 25 (680.9940) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 11 / 27 (685.5652) | 9 / 27 (690.1944) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 27 / 76 (681.0516) | 18 / 76 (686.7656) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash | 5 / 36 (697.6456) | 8 / 36 (688.4684) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 6 / 27 (691.3256) | 1 / 27 (710.8228) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 3 / 40 (695.3600) | 15 / 40 (684.4684) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 5 / 24 (689.6340) | 12 / 24 (681.6344) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest | 3 / 28 (700.5028) | 4 / 28 (699.3368) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 / 65 (693.0628) | 9 / 65 (690.1712) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 23 / 57 (676.4340) | 12 / 57 (686.1944) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 10 / 34 (689.6112) | 4 / 34 (699.3600) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 28 / 35 (666.6856) | 10 / 35 (683.3028) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 7 / 51 (694.7656) | 6 / 51 (694.7884) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest | 9 / 30 (691.3256) | 1 / 30 (701.6456) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 17 / 30 (679.8628) | 2 / 30 (699.9312) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 9 / 49 (696.5140) | 16 / 49 (691.3256) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 18 / 92 (687.8972) | 3 / 92 (701.0740) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 9 / 42 (689.0628) | 7 / 42 (690.1712) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 15 / 37 (682.7312) | 4 / 37 (695.9084) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 / 73 (703.9428) | 37 / 73 (680.9940) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 13 / 15 (686.7312) | 8 / 15 (697.0628) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 14 / 15 (684.9936) | 12 / 15 (685.5884) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 8 / 26 (680.4456) | 5 / 26 (687.8856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 74 / 467 (492.4912 · Open Comp) | 8 / 467 (697.0856 · Master) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 132 / 185 (674.6968) | 22 / 185 (694.2168) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 35 / 43 (675.2568) | 2 / 43 (705.0856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 29 / 37 (668.3768) | 20 / 37 (683.8740) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 2 / 25 (699.3484) | 14 / 25 (684.4568) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 14 / 39 (679.8512) | 1 / 39 (701.6684) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 12 / 81 (687.3372) | 1 / 81 (706.8576) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 4 / 28 (695.9312) | 5 / 28 (695.3712) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 14 / 21 (683.8856) | 5 / 21 (693.0744) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 16 / 21 (673.5888) | 3 / 21 (686.7660) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 6 / 42 (688.4568) | 7 / 42 (686.1596) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival | 8 / 40 (690.2172) | 19 / 40 (677.0400) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 26 / 26 (522.8000) | 5 / 26 (689.6228) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 9 / 81 (687.3484) | 15 / 81 (683.8972) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 8 / 21 (683.9316) | 6 / 21 (685.5996) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 9 / 21 (681.0632) | 16 / 21 (676.3996) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 17 / 24 (662.1832) | 14 / 24 (671.3144) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine | 5 / 38 (698.2516) | 17 / 38 (689.0628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 48 / 54 (670.1140) | 19 / 54 (691.9312) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 24 / 46 (674.7544) | 22 / 46 (675.3372) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 21 / 34 (669.6228) | 7 / 34 (684.4684) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 13 / 34 (681.5768) | 8 / 34 (684.4796) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 9 / 55 (689.0628) | 2 / 55 (697.1200) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 14 / 25 (670.7544) | 11 / 25 (674.7084) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 9 / 72 (686.7544) | 16 / 72 (682.7196) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 12 / 42 (677.6116) | 3 / 42 (685.0168) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 19 / 58 (672.9940) | 6 / 58 (686.7656) | Smoke Central BBQ |