Head-to-head
POOR BOYS BBQ vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
8 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data · 1 dead level
3 head-to-head wins
POOR BOYS BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| POOR BOYS BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Contests | 70 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 14 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 147.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 104.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±19.72% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.82% |
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)
| POOR BOYS BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 4 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 4 |
| 7 | Pork (10 meetings) | 3 |
| 6 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 2 times — POOR BOYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — POOR BOYS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.19 points at Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival (2024-08-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Smoke on the Mountain (2025-07-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POOR BOYS BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 8 / 35 (691.3600) | 21 / 35 (673.5884) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills | 3 / 25 (689.6688) | 17 / 25 (674.1484) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 11 / 37 (686.2056) | 10 / 37 (686.7772) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship | 3 / 11 (689.6344) | 1 / 11 (707.4404) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 7 / 28 (688.4684) | 22 / 28 (663.2800) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 7 / 28 (691.3256) | 23 / 28 (675.3028) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 5 / 27 (697.6916) | 19 / 27 (680.5028) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 1 / 32 (710.2860) | 8 / 32 (692.5140) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 9 / 30 (682.2516) | 22 / 30 (661.6112) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 4 / 13 (689.0628) | 2 / 13 (695.3828) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 1 / 21 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 11 / 21 (674.7428 · Master) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 7 / 38 (333.0628 · Backyard) | 7 / 38 (692.5144 · Master) | Dead level |