Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
PACS BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| PACS BBQ | HOLLOW Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 78 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 14 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.7% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±1.76% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.81% |
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)
| PACS BBQ | HOLLOW Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Pork (8 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 35.54 points at Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition (2023-04-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (2025-09-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PACS BBQ | HOLLOW Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) | 1 / 13 (708.5140) | 2 / 13 (699.3828) | PACS BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 5 / 36 (699.3712) | 11 / 36 (691.3484) | PACS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 200 / 401 (678.1600) | 131 / 401 (685.1084) | HOLLOW Q |
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 7 / 25 (694.7656) | 5 / 25 (695.3484) | HOLLOW Q |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 7 / 36 (689.0972) | 4 / 36 (691.3940) | HOLLOW Q |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 11 / 26 (681.6232) | 12 / 26 (678.1712) | PACS BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 15 / 32 (677.5884) | 8 / 32 (686.1940) | HOLLOW Q |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | 25 / 28 (652.3768) | 11 / 28 (687.9200) | HOLLOW Q |