Head-to-head
HOLY SMOKIN!!! vs Hickory Hangover
1 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HOLY SMOKIN!!! | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Contests | 90 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 4 | Category wins | 20 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 142.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 147.5% |
| 99.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 104.7% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±15.49% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±18.81% |
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)
| HOLY SMOKIN!!! | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 11 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 10 |
| 2 | Pork (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.21 points at Smoke on the Falls (2021-04-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5028 points at Poosa Q (2022-05-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | Hickory Hangover | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls | 7 / 36 (345.6912 · Backyard) | 17 / 36 (689.0512 · Master) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 31 / 70 (341.6456) | 2 / 70 (354.2744) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 32 / 59 (337.0628) | 13 / 59 (346.2400) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 23 (326.7772) | 1 / 23 (350.2628) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 26 / 72 (331.9772) | 24 / 72 (332.4800) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-10-22 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 30 (338.2172) | 1 / 30 (347.4172) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 25 / 31 (325.6000) | 2 / 31 (347.9772) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 12 / 14 (323.9316) | 1 / 14 (348.5600) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 20 / 22 (323.8856) | 3 / 22 (348.5484) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls | 37 / 38 (319.3484) | 2 / 38 (348.5600) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast | 14 / 36 (478.7656) | 8 / 36 (497.7372) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) | 28 / 45 (323.9084) | 8 / 45 (342.2628) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 21 / 30 (332.4800) | 3 / 30 (345.6916) | Hickory Hangover |