Head-to-head
32 head-to-head wins
Met
50 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | SPITFIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Contests | 100 |
| 16 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 34 | Category wins | 18 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.2% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±1.68% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.27% |
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 DADDY'S BBQ | SPITFIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Chicken (50 meetings) | 16 |
| 40 | Pork Ribs (54 meetings) | 14 |
| 31 | Pork (50 meetings) | 19 |
| 21 | Brisket (50 meetings) | 29 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 5 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri-City BBQ Fest 5 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 5 times — SPITFIRE leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 4 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.90 points at Minnesota in Mayaugust (2020-08-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0920 points at KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off (2020-09-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | SPITFIRE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 7 / 33 (686.7196) | 3 / 33 (689.7032) | SPITFIRE |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 37 (694.1940) | 16 / 37 (685.1088) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 40 (675.8628) | 4 / 40 (682.7888) | SPITFIRE |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 16 / 48 (684.4684) | 20 / 48 (683.3140) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 3 / 77 (697.0512) | 45 / 77 (677.0628) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | 10 / 26 (685.5884) | 4 / 26 (693.0396) | SPITFIRE |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 1 / 44 (698.2628) | 23 / 44 (675.8968) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 2 / 26 (699.3944) | 4 / 26 (683.9428) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 31 (688.4684) | 29 / 31 (659.3144) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 5 / 26 (683.8740) | 10 / 26 (676.4916) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2 / 15 (703.9544) | 4 / 15 (693.0972) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 1 / 25 (705.1088) | 13 / 25 (680.4572) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 / 36 (692.5028) | 27 / 36 (670.7200) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 36 (690.7772) | 26 / 36 (664.4916) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 2 / 28 (695.9084) | 10 / 28 (688.5028) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 58 (694.2056) | 38 / 58 (675.3372) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 1 / 30 (700.4912) | 7 / 30 (686.8000) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 1 / 34 (695.9084) | 4 / 34 (693.6688) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 3 / 32 (690.8112) | 16 / 32 (674.1824) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 1 / 58 (699.9772) | 23 / 58 (685.6568) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 8 / 32 (689.0512) | 9 / 32 (682.2288) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (679.9084) | 12 / 32 (682.1940) | SPITFIRE |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 15 / 39 (675.2912) | 17 / 39 (673.0856) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 1 / 28 (697.1088) | 16 / 28 (674.8116) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 8 / 40 (685.6572) | 22 / 40 (676.5144) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 43 (690.2628) | 17 / 43 (672.5028) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 4 / 25 (685.0168) | 7 / 25 (681.7144) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 32 (696.5488) | 11 / 32 (676.4916) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 29 / 40 (663.8624) | 7 / 40 (680.4916) | SPITFIRE |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 1 / 32 (687.3716) | 8 / 32 (681.0516) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 / 59 (688.5256) | 38 / 59 (662.7776) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 1 / 20 (697.6572) | 2 / 20 (694.7656) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 20 / 26 (667.2684) | 13 / 26 (675.3484) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 12 / 35 (675.3488) | 11 / 35 (677.0628) | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 5 / 35 (685.6228) | 15 / 35 (668.0000) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 7 / 45 (675.3256) | 18 / 45 (665.1084) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 6 / 52 (683.3256) | 24 / 52 (663.2684) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 12 / 60 (676.4684) | 11 / 60 (676.5832) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 14 / 40 (673.0740) | 13 / 40 (673.1888) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 22 / 66 (673.0856) | 15 / 66 (678.2744) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 6 / 35 (683.3256) | 5 / 35 (683.4176) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 26 / 45 (663.8512) | 2 / 45 (697.7484) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 8 / 30 (669.6340) | 10 / 30 (666.8344) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | 35 / 47 (659.3368) | 14 / 47 (677.6572) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 | 38 / 53 (655.2800) | 9 / 53 (675.9196) | SPITFIRE |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield | 8 / 22 (669.6228) | 3 / 22 (685.0856) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-09-13 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off | 7 / 26 (673.7032) | 4 / 26 (681.1084) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 5 / 50 (683.9200) | 14 / 50 (675.3256) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 17 / 46 (678.7768) | 15 / 46 (679.9772) | SPITFIRE |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 57 (671.9084) | 19 / 57 (673.1200) | SPITFIRE |