Head-to-head
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ vs MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
34 head-to-head wins
Met
89 times in the data
55 head-to-head wins
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Contests | 219 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 39 | Category wins | 50 |
| 22 | Perfect 180s | 19 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±2.25% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.31% |
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 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Chicken (90 meetings) | 39 |
| 44 | Pork Ribs (90 meetings) | 46 |
| 39 | Pork (89 meetings) | 50 |
| 31 | Brisket (89 meetings) | 58 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 4 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 166.81 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club (2021-03-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2026-07-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 18 / 75 (691.9200) | 20 / 75 (691.9084) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 16 / 82 (702.2516) | 37 / 82 (694.7656) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 61 / 117 (684.4456) | 55 / 117 (685.5536) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 36 / 125 (690.2172) | 104 / 125 (667.2684) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | "Spooky Q" 1792 | 11 / 23 (679.8396) | 3 / 23 (699.3600) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 45 (699.3828) | 16 / 45 (683.2912) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills | 8 / 25 (684.4800) | 10 / 25 (683.8740) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 18 / 36 (677.5888) | 2 / 36 (697.0512) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 8 / 37 (687.8856) | 5 / 37 (690.1944) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 28 / 66 (684.4684) | 22 / 66 (687.9428) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 20 / 70 (697.0512) | 45 / 70 (688.4800) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 60 / 106 (683.8740) | 13 / 106 (701.6456) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 62 / 87 (667.9084) | 40 / 87 (681.0624) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge | 11 / 33 (687.3256) | 9 / 33 (687.8740) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 6 / 28 (691.9540) | 13 / 28 (680.4456) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 5 / 32 (697.0744) | 4 / 32 (697.0972) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 45 / 76 (680.4456) | 46 / 76 (680.4456) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 4 / 81 (706.2400) | 27 / 81 (697.0628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 80 / 118 (679.2912) | 30 / 118 (690.8000) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 23 / 35 (687.9316) | 24 / 35 (686.2172) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 28 / 45 (677.5996) | 10 / 45 (690.7656) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 32 / 93 (686.2056) | 35 / 93 (685.0284) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 / 59 (702.2632) | 11 / 59 (691.9544) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 19 / 60 (690.7652) | 47 / 60 (667.2568) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-11-03 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ | 16 / 21 (674.1140) | 2 / 21 (691.3256) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 6 / 73 (694.8460) | 19 / 73 (685.0396) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 192 / 211 (662.0680) | 12 / 211 (697.6800) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 289 / 487 (666.7768) | 87 / 487 (687.3940) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 2 / 33 (698.8000) | 20 / 33 (671.8512) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 10 / 21 (675.8972) | 8 / 21 (679.8628) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 | 20 / 26 (680.4572) | 9 / 26 (693.6228) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 | 7 / 28 (700.5256) | 17 / 28 (688.4568) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 19 / 38 (679.8856) | 10 / 38 (689.5880) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 29 / 36 (670.6856) | 18 / 36 (679.2796) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 27 / 76 (681.0516) | 3 / 76 (696.4912) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 9 / 28 (685.0628) | 14 / 28 (678.1596) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 6 / 16 (681.0632) | 7 / 16 (679.8740) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 11 / 23 (686.2172) | 3 / 23 (702.8000) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 17 / 35 (691.3256) | 4 / 35 (701.6456) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 5 / 24 (689.6340) | 16 / 24 (675.2684) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 11 / 32 (678.1716) | 8 / 32 (679.3144) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 3 / 28 (695.3716) | 1 / 28 (706.8344) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 20 / 46 (682.7428) | 11 / 46 (693.6684) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 53 (695.3944) | 11 / 53 (690.2056) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 / 65 (693.0628) | 34 / 65 (676.4340) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 34 / 61 (687.3256) | 46 / 61 (683.3256) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 33 / 91 (683.3252) | 23 / 91 (686.2060) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 5 / 22 (695.3368) | 2 / 22 (697.0628) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 10 / 34 (689.6112) | 13 / 34 (686.1828) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 28 / 35 (666.6856) | 16 / 35 (681.0284) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 7 / 51 (694.7656) | 23 / 51 (680.9940) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 1 / 27 (705.1316) | 7 / 27 (690.7772) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 9 / 49 (696.5140) | 14 / 49 (692.4800) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 20 / 31 (682.1600) | 13 / 31 (686.7196) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 18 / 92 (687.8972) | 38 / 92 (677.6228) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 / 73 (703.9428) | 22 / 73 (687.9084) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out | 13 / 17 (670.7312) | 5 / 17 (689.6340) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 | 14 / 27 (683.8856) | 5 / 27 (700.5028) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 13 / 33 (679.3256) | 5 / 33 (685.0400) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 13 / 15 (686.7312) | 5 / 15 (702.7884) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 14 / 15 (684.9936) | 4 / 15 (700.5028) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 74 / 467 (492.4912 · Open Comp) | 21 / 467 (689.6572 · Master) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 132 / 185 (674.6968) | 50 / 185 (687.9312) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 35 / 43 (675.2568) | 18 / 43 (689.0400) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 29 / 37 (668.3768) | 15 / 37 (686.2056) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park | 7 / 22 (681.0400) | 2 / 22 (690.1828) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 2 / 25 (699.3484) | 7 / 25 (691.3484) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 14 / 39 (679.8512) | 2 / 39 (697.6456) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 12 / 81 (687.3372) | 23 / 81 (682.7544) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 14 / 21 (683.8856) | 10 / 21 (687.9200) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 16 / 21 (673.5888) | 4 / 21 (686.2060) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 6 / 42 (688.4568) | 5 / 42 (688.5144) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin | 1 / 17 (697.6572) | 8 / 17 (682.1712) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 26 / 26 (522.8000) | 6 / 26 (689.6112) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 8 / 21 (683.9316) | 4 / 21 (689.6456) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 9 / 21 (681.0632) | 1 / 21 (698.2284) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 17 / 24 (662.1832) | 2 / 24 (688.4568) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy | 14 / 22 (683.3600) | 11 / 22 (685.0628) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 48 / 54 (670.1140) | 11 / 54 (696.5144) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 24 / 46 (674.7544) | 7 / 46 (687.3256) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 21 / 34 (669.6228) | 11 / 34 (680.4916) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 13 / 34 (681.5768) | 16 / 34 (677.0628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 14 / 25 (670.7544) | 17 / 25 (659.8284) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest | 19 / 25 (669.5312) | 8 / 25 (685.0168) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 32 / 61 (672.4340) | 11 / 61 (686.2284) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 27 / 33 (659.2456) | 20 / 33 (676.4340) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 36 / 47 (654.6856) | 2 / 47 (697.0972) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 9 / 72 (686.7544) | 30 / 72 (674.7772) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 12 / 42 (677.6116) | 8 / 42 (680.9824) | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |