Head-to-head
9 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
B'S QUE has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| B'S QUE | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 77 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 12 | Category wins | 16 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±2.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.75% |
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)
| B'S QUE | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 11 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 6 |
| 11 | Pork (18 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 8 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 6–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — B'S QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — B'S QUE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.50 points at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (2026-04-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5252 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) (2026-05-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | B'S QUE | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 / 39 (695.9316) | 19 / 39 (685.5884) | B'S QUE |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 1 / 43 (710.8688) | 12 / 43 (687.9088) | B'S QUE |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 2 / 17 (703.9428) | 3 / 17 (703.4176) | B'S QUE |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (678.7660) | 1 / 25 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 1 / 20 (692.4800) | 18 / 20 (668.9828) | B'S QUE |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 / 36 (707.4060) | 15 / 36 (692.5028) | B'S QUE |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 1 / 40 (702.2400) | 8 / 40 (693.0628) | B'S QUE |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 8 / 29 (688.4916) | 2 / 29 (695.8968) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 8 / 30 (685.0516) | 2 / 30 (692.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 14 / 25 (679.8972) | 4 / 25 (693.6572) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 1 / 25 (697.1204) | 3 / 25 (694.2288) | B'S QUE |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (693.0628) | 13 / 25 (686.7544) | B'S QUE |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 11 / 21 (674.1484) | 9 / 21 (675.9088) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 19 / 28 (667.8744) | 17 / 28 (669.6000) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 17 / 43 (689.0744) | 2 / 43 (706.8460) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 27 / 45 (676.4800) | 20 / 45 (682.7544) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 7 / 26 (681.6116) | 10 / 26 (678.1828) | B'S QUE |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 17 / 37 (670.1716) | 3 / 37 (686.7428) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 16 / 37 (666.1140 · Master) | 5 / 37 (341.6800 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 15 / 39 (674.1828 · Master) | 4 / 39 (337.7144 · Backyard) | HotMess BBQ |