Head-to-head
Modest Meats vs Hickory Hangover
3 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Hickory Hangover has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| Modest Meats | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Contests | 90 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 4 | Category wins | 20 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 138.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 147.5% |
| 95.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 104.7% |
| top 56% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±9.75% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±18.81% |
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)
| Modest Meats | Hickory Hangover | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 13 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 14 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 3 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 2 times — Hickory Hangover leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.43 points at Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) (2022-10-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1656 points at Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) (2023-08-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Modest Meats | Hickory Hangover | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls | 25 / 36 (326.7428 · Backyard) | 17 / 36 (689.0512 · Master) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 25 / 30 (319.8512) | 5 / 30 (346.2284) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 21 / 42 (339.3600) | 1 / 42 (356.5716) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | 22 / 31 (333.6228) | 18 / 31 (338.2172) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 43 (345.0972) | 10 / 43 (345.0972) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 16 / 38 (336.5028) | 11 / 38 (343.3828) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 25 / 59 (341.6572) | 13 / 59 (346.2400) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 43 / 47 (334.7656) | 23 / 47 (343.3828) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 106 / 118 (660.4344) | 95 / 118 (671.3712) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 38 (341.0856) | 28 / 38 (331.3600) | Modest Meats |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 13 / 14 (338.8344) | 11 / 14 (340.4912) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 14 / 73 (343.9656) | 29 / 73 (334.7888) | Modest Meats |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 24 / 35 (492.4460) | 3 / 35 (517.0856) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 26 / 58 (338.8228) | 29 / 58 (337.6572) | Modest Meats |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 26 (334.8116) | 4 / 26 (345.6800) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 36 / 39 (320.5144 · Backyard) | 4 / 39 (686.7888 · Master) | Hickory Hangover |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 27 / 38 (321.0972) | 5 / 38 (348.5256) | Hickory Hangover |