Head-to-head
Hickory Stick BBQ vs Rusty Pig BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Rusty Pig BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Hickory Stick BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Contests | 82 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 1 | Category wins | 10 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±2.24% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.19% |
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)
| Hickory Stick BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork (8 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 19.45 points at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off (2019-09-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.6684 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Hickory Stick BBQ | Rusty Pig BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 117 / 211 (682.2172) | 68 / 211 (687.8856) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 208 / 487 (677.0288) | 137 / 487 (683.3372) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 22 / 39 (666.7084) | 12 / 39 (682.7312) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 41 / 45 (649.6000) | 30 / 45 (658.6856) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 86 / 94 (661.5888) | 63 / 94 (678.1600) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 26 / 53 (671.9432) | 37 / 53 (658.1712) | Hickory Stick BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | 34 / 54 (650.6512) | 23 / 54 (670.1024) | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues | 1 / 39 (691.9544) | 5 / 39 (686.1712) | Hickory Stick BBQ |