Head-to-head
HOT COLE'S BBQ vs Smoke Central BBQ
12 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Contests | 131 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 14 | Category wins | 33 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 28% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.29% | 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)
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 15 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Pork (25 meetings) | 14 |
| 15 | Brisket (25 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — HOT COLE'S BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 3 times — HOT COLE'S BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.67 points at GBC Summer Showdown (2021-07-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOT COLE'S BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 22 / 75 (690.7884) | 27 / 75 (688.4800) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 30 / 56 (686.1944) | 6 / 56 (699.3944) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 20 / 66 (689.0512) | 24 / 66 (687.3828) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 50 / 70 (683.3256) | 19 / 70 (697.0628) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 8 / 106 (702.8116) | 9 / 106 (702.8000) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 17 / 58 (689.6456) | 9 / 58 (695.3368) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 83 / 444 (689.6340) | 15 / 444 (699.9428) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 51 / 169 (690.2056) | 2 / 169 (707.3712) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 1 / 76 (703.9888) | 14 / 76 (695.9428) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 40 / 81 (692.5144) | 14 / 81 (702.7768) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 19 / 118 (695.3484) | 23 / 118 (693.0972) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 60 (694.7656) | 17 / 60 (691.3140) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 6 / 211 (701.0972) | 28 / 211 (694.1940) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 173 / 487 (679.9200) | 118 / 487 (685.0856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 6 / 76 (695.3828) | 18 / 76 (686.7656) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 25 / 65 (679.8856) | 9 / 65 (690.1712) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 5 / 92 (699.9544) | 3 / 92 (701.0740) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 / 73 (705.0972) | 37 / 73 (680.9940) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 46 / 92 (689.0396) | 25 / 92 (693.6456) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 48 / 111 (681.6112) | 26 / 111 (687.9084) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 19 / 39 (672.9944) | 1 / 39 (701.6684) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 14 / 81 (683.9200) | 15 / 81 (683.8972) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 14 / 54 (694.2400) | 19 / 54 (691.9312) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 8 / 46 (687.3256) | 22 / 46 (675.3372) | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 3 / 55 (694.2172) | 2 / 55 (697.1200) | Smoke Central BBQ |