Head-to-head
HOT DADDY'S BBQ vs NECTAR OF THE HOGS
38 head-to-head wins
Met
52 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Contests | 71 |
| 16 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 34 | Category wins | 11 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±1.68% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.35% |
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 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Chicken (52 meetings) | 15 |
| 36 | Pork Ribs (54 meetings) | 18 |
| 29 | Pork (52 meetings) | 23 |
| 28 | Brisket (51 meetings) | 23 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in Steele 4 times — HOT DADDY'S BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — NECTAR OF THE HOGS leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 194.31 points at Smokin' in Steele (2025-05-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6172 points at Masters in May (2022-04-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 6 / 17 (698.2056) | 1 / 17 (705.6916) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 37 (694.1940) | 17 / 37 (684.4800) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 40 (675.8628) | 17 / 40 (673.0056) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 3 / 77 (697.0512) | 12 / 77 (689.0628) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 42 (683.8740) | 9 / 42 (686.7772) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 3 / 35 (695.9660) | 15 / 35 (677.0172) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ | 2 / 26 (699.3944) | 7 / 26 (678.2172) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 1 / 31 (688.4684) | 17 / 31 (671.3256) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 5 / 26 (683.8740) | 24 / 26 (653.0288) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2 / 15 (703.9544) | 5 / 15 (690.8344) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 / 36 (692.5028) | 8 / 36 (687.9084) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 36 (690.7772) | 20 / 36 (671.8856) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele | 2 / 28 (695.9084) | 28 / 28 (501.6000) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 5 / 58 (694.2056) | 23 / 58 (682.8344) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 15 / 49 (679.3372) | 9 / 49 (682.1944) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 3 / 42 (690.2400) | 20 / 42 (673.0744) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 187 / 444 (679.3484) | 257 / 444 (670.7652) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 8 / 37 (682.1712) | 13 / 37 (673.5772) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ | 2 / 27 (693.0744) | 17 / 27 (672.5028) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 3 / 28 (695.9200) | 5 / 28 (690.2284) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 1 / 34 (695.9084) | 9 / 34 (681.6572) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 9 / 37 (690.8232) | 4 / 37 (693.0856) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 41 (692.4684) | 10 / 41 (681.6228) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele | 3 / 32 (690.8112) | 9 / 32 (685.6572) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 1 / 58 (699.9772) | 19 / 58 (688.5028) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 3 / 42 (690.8000) | 24 / 42 (671.3712) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 23 / 487 (696.5140) | 60 / 487 (690.2972) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 10 / 28 (687.3372) | 4 / 28 (693.0744) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 5 / 27 (689.0400) | 10 / 27 (685.0400) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 16 / 32 (679.9084) | 3 / 32 (691.3828) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 1 / 28 (697.1088) | 6 / 28 (681.6576) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 8 / 40 (685.6572) | 9 / 40 (684.4916) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 43 (690.2628) | 23 / 43 (667.8628) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 2 / 29 (682.7884) | 10 / 29 (671.3256) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 1 / 59 (698.2284) | 14 / 59 (681.7032) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 78 / 505 (686.8340) | 109 / 505 (683.3372) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 79 / 249 (686.7540) | 8 / 249 (701.6456) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 29 / 40 (663.8624) | 13 / 40 (673.6228) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 14 / 37 (677.0168) | 7 / 37 (684.5372) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 39 (694.1940) | 11 / 39 (678.2632) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 6 / 33 (684.4568) | 11 / 33 (679.8972) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 / 59 (688.5256) | 34 / 59 (666.1140) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May | 21 / 43 (664.5140) | 20 / 43 (665.1312) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 38 / 92 (691.3368) | 82 / 92 (673.0400) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 3 / 111 (698.2284) | 56 / 111 (678.1484) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 12 / 35 (675.3488) | 6 / 35 (683.9428) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 7 / 45 (675.3256) | 11 / 45 (669.6684) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 6 / 52 (683.3256) | 8 / 52 (678.1828) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 12 / 60 (676.4684) | 9 / 60 (677.6684) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ | 5 / 50 (683.9200) | 1 / 50 (696.0000) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 6 / 37 (671.2912) | 10 / 37 (662.6968) | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 25 / 57 (671.9084) | 3 / 57 (691.9772) | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |