Head-to-head
HOT DADDY'S BBQ vs ACES HIGH BBQ
35 head-to-head wins
Met
44 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has taken the last 16 meetings.
Career comparison
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Contests | 57 |
| 16 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 34 | Category wins | 6 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.2% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.68% | 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)
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (44 meetings) | 20 |
| 27 | Pork Ribs (44 meetings) | 17 |
| 29 | Pork (44 meetings) | 15 |
| 25 | Brisket (44 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Puckaway Pigfest 4 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (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
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 3 times — ACES HIGH BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.82 points at MN Masters BBQ (2025-08-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Big Island BBQ (2019-08-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | ACES HIGH BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 7 / 33 (686.7196) | 23 / 33 (671.3028) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 3 / 77 (697.0512) | 59 / 77 (673.0052) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 27 / 101 (693.0628) | 63 / 101 (681.6112) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 23 / 401 (698.8000) | 58 / 401 (694.2516) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 3 / 35 (695.9660) | 4 / 35 (693.6228) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 2 / 26 (699.3944) | 19 / 26 (665.5772) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 31 (688.4684) | 26 / 31 (667.3376) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 5 / 26 (683.8740) | 11 / 26 (673.5772) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 / 36 (692.5028) | 21 / 36 (678.1716) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 36 (690.7772) | 7 / 36 (684.4800) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 2 / 28 (695.9084) | 12 / 28 (687.3372) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 58 (694.2056) | 9 / 58 (691.9772) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 15 / 49 (679.3372) | 37 / 49 (663.3028) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 3 / 42 (690.2400) | 6 / 42 (689.1204) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 8 / 37 (682.1712) | 12 / 37 (674.7428) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 1 / 34 (695.9084) | 12 / 34 (680.4916) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest | 8 / 28 (673.6112) | 3 / 28 (678.7656) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 10 / 28 (687.3372) | 17 / 28 (675.8860) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 5 / 27 (689.0400) | 12 / 27 (681.6348) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (679.9084) | 30 / 32 (665.0060) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 15 / 39 (675.2912) | 13 / 39 (675.3716) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 1 / 59 (698.2284) | 17 / 59 (679.3028) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 78 / 505 (686.8340) | 125 / 505 (681.6800) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 79 / 249 (686.7540) | 12 / 249 (699.9656) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 5 / 38 (689.0628) | 15 / 38 (678.1600) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 32 (696.5488) | 4 / 32 (685.0860) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 29 / 40 (663.8624) | 18 / 40 (669.5544) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 37 (677.0168) | 25 / 37 (666.6972) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 39 (694.1940) | 15 / 39 (675.3144) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 6 / 33 (684.4568) | 17 / 33 (671.3256) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 / 59 (688.5256) | 24 / 59 (673.6344) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 3 / 48 (689.6228) | 16 / 48 (682.1940) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 3 / 35 (690.7656) | 15 / 35 (678.7772) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 12 / 35 (675.3488) | 19 / 35 (672.4456) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 6 / 52 (683.3256) | 23 / 52 (665.5656) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 12 / 60 (676.4684) | 10 / 60 (677.0512) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 | 4 / 33 (694.8228) | 16 / 33 (675.9200) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 14 / 40 (673.0740) | 25 / 40 (663.3600) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 26 / 45 (663.8512) | 18 / 45 (673.6116) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 8 / 30 (669.6340) | 2 / 30 (679.3488) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 5 / 50 (683.9200) | 4 / 50 (683.9316) | ACES HIGH BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest | 17 / 46 (678.7768) | 21 / 46 (668.4344) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 6 / 37 (671.2912) | 9 / 37 (662.7316) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 57 (671.9084) | 10 / 57 (683.3716) | ACES HIGH BBQ |