Head-to-head
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE vs BLUE & GRAY BBQ
16 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data · 1 dead level
7 head-to-head wins
BLUE & GRAY BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Contests | 101 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 11 | Category wins | 15 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 143.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 104.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±19.41% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.6% |
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)
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 9 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Pork (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 8 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 7–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — BLUE & GRAY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 1–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 13.14 points at Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) (2025-08-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 9.1656 points at Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2025-08-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 10 / 16 (678.1944) | 4 / 16 (687.3600) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 22 / 25 (671.9200) | 11 / 25 (685.0628) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 14 / 25 (336.5484 · Backyard) | 9 / 25 (687.9432 · Master) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 43 (351.9656 · Backyard) | 34 / 43 (673.5772 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 1 / 45 (347.4056 · Backyard) | 30 / 45 (672.9824 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 28 (341.1088 · Backyard) | 21 / 28 (678.7428 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 9 / 27 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 7 / 27 (691.3600 · Master) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 5 / 32 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 18 / 32 (679.8856 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 23 / 35 (329.6456 · Backyard) | 21 / 35 (662.0912 · Master) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 42 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 11 / 42 (690.2060 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 45 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 26 / 45 (672.4228 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 4 / 40 (344.5256 · Backyard) | 27 / 40 (669.0748 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 22 / 51 (329.6224 · Backyard) | 22 / 51 (678.1716 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 8 / 46 (504.5144 · Backyard) | 14 / 46 (690.2172 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 53 (489.0400 · Backyard) | 3 / 53 (699.9772 · Master) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 50 (506.8232 · Backyard) | 22 / 50 (687.3600 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 53 (487.8632 · Backyard) | 18 / 53 (685.7144 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival | 9 / 41 (333.6228 · Backyard) | 22 / 41 (663.3256 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 12 / 34 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 7 / 34 (691.9544 · Master) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 15 / 47 (326.2172 · Backyard) | 18 / 47 (678.8460 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 16 / 40 (490.1944 · Backyard) | 17 / 40 (677.7148 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 9 / 46 (499.3716 · Backyard) | 17 / 46 (675.3712 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 3 / 59 (336.5372 · Backyard) | 45 / 59 (639.3716 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival | 5 / 48 (330.2516 · Backyard) | 41 / 48 (618.6176 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |