Head-to-head
10 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
HotMess BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| POOR BOYS BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Contests | 77 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 14 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 147.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 104.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±19.72% | 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)
| POOR BOYS BBQ | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 8 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Pork (13 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — POOR BOYS BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 15.52 points at Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) (2024-08-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2628 points at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (2026-07-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POOR BOYS BBQ | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 8 / 35 (691.3600) | 4 / 35 (693.6228) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 10 / 43 (695.3832) | 2 / 43 (706.8460) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 5 / 45 (693.0744) | 20 / 45 (682.7544) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 7 / 28 (688.4684) | 20 / 28 (673.5656) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 7 / 28 (691.3256) | 4 / 28 (694.7772) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 5 / 27 (697.6916) | 18 / 27 (682.1712) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 11 / 36 (693.7372) | 19 / 36 (688.5144) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | 10 / 25 (683.9432) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 10 / 25 (683.9544) | 5 / 25 (690.8116) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 20 (520.5028) | 9 / 20 (514.7772) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 24 (531.4288) | 6 / 24 (518.8000) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 1 / 19 (349.1200) | 5 / 19 (338.2744) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 5 / 20 (338.8228) | 3 / 20 (345.6684) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 1 / 46 (521.0968) | 3 / 46 (516.5144) | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 53 (516.5256) | 9 / 53 (502.7884) | POOR BOYS BBQ |