Head-to-head
JL Smokers vs HOLT BROTHERS BBQ
18 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
JL Smokers has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| JL Smokers | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 50 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 5 | Category wins | 3 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.6% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.6% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 75% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.37% |
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)
| JL Smokers | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 7 |
| 17 | Pork (22 meetings) | 5 |
| 18 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 3 times — HOLT BROTHERS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 3 times — JL Smokers leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 2 times — JL Smokers leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farm's King of the Farm 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 76.67 points at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) (2019-11-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Jiggy With The Piggy (2022-05-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JL Smokers | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 30 / 75 (686.2172) | 41 / 75 (680.4684) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 14 / 36 (682.7428) | 28 / 36 (665.5660) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 44 / 66 (673.6000) | 37 / 66 (677.0172) | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 16 / 26 (678.1712) | 25 / 26 (666.1368) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge | 16 / 33 (686.7312) | 30 / 33 (651.2576) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 4 / 27 (693.0740) | 25 / 27 (650.0680) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 32 (700.5028) | 22 / 32 (664.4000) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 56 / 76 (670.1484) | 54 / 76 (671.8628) | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm | 12 / 26 (681.5884) | 22 / 26 (666.1144) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 271 / 487 (669.5768) | 288 / 487 (666.7888) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 6 / 33 (691.3600) | 28 / 33 (655.8052) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 16 / 21 (664.4228) | 18 / 21 (659.3032) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 11 / 35 (693.6456) | 19 / 35 (688.4684) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 18 / 33 (679.9316) | 26 / 33 (666.0912) | JL Smokers |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 1 / 32 (699.3716) | 14 / 32 (682.7660) | JL Smokers |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 17 / 46 (677.0288) | 19 / 46 (676.4688) | JL Smokers |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 32 / 33 (655.8400) | 28 / 33 (661.5776) | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland | 3 / 19 (689.6228) | 17 / 19 (652.9140) | JL Smokers |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 23 / 47 (669.5652) | 45 / 47 (592.8916) | JL Smokers |
| 2019-10-11 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 3 / 27 (685.0624) | 18 / 27 (640.4116) | JL Smokers |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 42 / 56 (643.2568) | 50 / 56 (631.2688) | JL Smokers |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 41 / 60 (646.8112) | 33 / 60 (653.6228) | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ |