Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Ishy Links BBQ | HESSHOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 62 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 1 | Category wins | 12 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 148.1% |
| 91.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 101.7% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±2.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.75% |
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)
| Ishy Links BBQ | HESSHOGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Ishy Links BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.91 points at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-08-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Ishy Links BBQ | HESSHOGS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 36 (335.3828) | 6 / 36 (349.6916) | HESSHOGS |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 26 (337.6456) | 12 / 26 (337.0740) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 30 / 40 (322.2172) | 4 / 40 (345.1316) | HESSHOGS |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 32 (331.9544) | 17 / 32 (321.6456) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 37 / 49 (327.9084) | 13 / 49 (344.5256) | HESSHOGS |