Head-to-head
JL Smokers vs HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| JL Smokers | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 211 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 5 | Category wins | 39 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.25% |
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 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 16 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 18 |
| 16 | Pork (28 meetings) | 12 |
| 18 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 4 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 2 times — JL Smokers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.59 points at WV Coalfields Cookoff (2022-06-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Smoke on the Mountain (2023-07-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JL Smokers | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 30 / 75 (686.2172) | 18 / 75 (691.9200) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 22 / 44 (684.4684) | 14 / 44 (689.6112) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 45 (693.0972) | 3 / 45 (699.3828) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 14 / 36 (682.7428) | 18 / 36 (677.5888) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 29 / 37 (670.1600) | 8 / 37 (687.8856) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 44 / 66 (673.6000) | 28 / 66 (684.4684) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 34 / 58 (681.5884) | 38 / 58 (678.7084) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge | 16 / 33 (686.7312) | 11 / 33 (687.3256) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 32 (700.5028) | 5 / 32 (697.0744) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 56 / 76 (670.1484) | 45 / 76 (680.4456) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 15 / 35 (690.7772) | 23 / 35 (687.9316) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 12 / 45 (689.0744) | 28 / 45 (677.5996) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 128 / 211 (679.9084) | 192 / 211 (662.0680) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 271 / 487 (669.5768) | 289 / 487 (666.7768) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 6 / 33 (691.3600) | 2 / 33 (698.8000) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 16 / 21 (664.4228) | 10 / 21 (675.8972) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 21 / 38 (679.3256) | 19 / 38 (679.8856) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 16 / 76 (690.7772) | 27 / 76 (681.0516) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 16 / 23 (680.4224) | 11 / 23 (686.2172) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 11 / 35 (693.6456) | 17 / 35 (691.3256) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 3 / 32 (169.1772 · Other) | 11 / 32 (678.1716 · Master) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 9 / 28 (690.7884) | 3 / 28 (695.3716) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 14 / 34 (685.0052) | 10 / 34 (689.6112) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 7 / 35 (685.0512) | 28 / 35 (666.6856) | JL Smokers |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 7 / 15 (669.0168) | 3 / 15 (689.6112) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland | 3 / 19 (689.6228) | 1 / 19 (697.6572) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 26 / 33 (661.5424) | 27 / 33 (659.2456) | JL Smokers |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 23 / 47 (669.5652) | 36 / 47 (654.6856) | JL Smokers |