Head-to-head
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE vs OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
17 head-to-head wins
Met
30 times in the data · 2 dead level
11 head-to-head wins
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE is the team most often one call behind RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE (4 times). OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Contests | 211 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 11 | Category wins | 48 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 17 |
| 143.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 104.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±19.41% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (30 meetings) | 12 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 10 |
| 12 | Pork (17 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 8 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 5–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.06 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-07-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 9.6688 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2026-07-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 32 / 39 (674.2060) | 15 / 39 (690.7540) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 31 / 43 (671.8628) | 8 / 43 (691.9200) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 40 / 75 (680.5256) | 24 / 75 (690.1944) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 10 / 16 (678.1944) | 11 / 16 (678.1944) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 22 / 25 (671.9200) | 5 / 25 (689.6572) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 14 / 25 (336.5484 · Backyard) | 18 / 25 (676.5032 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 7 / 27 (343.9428 · Backyard) | 2 / 27 (701.6688 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 4 / 30 (346.8228 · Backyard) | 14 / 30 (685.6112 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 43 (351.9656 · Backyard) | 3 / 43 (704.5604 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 1 / 45 (347.4056 · Backyard) | 9 / 45 (690.8116 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 28 (341.1088 · Backyard) | 14 / 28 (684.4572 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 9 / 27 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 10 / 27 (689.0628 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 5 / 32 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 9 / 32 (691.3372 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 23 / 35 (329.6456 · Backyard) | 6 / 35 (684.4568 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 4 / 35 (340.4912 · Backyard) | 5 / 35 (697.6916 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 9 / 45 (338.7884 · Backyard) | 7 / 45 (694.1940 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 42 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 3 / 42 (700.5144 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 45 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 25 / 45 (673.0056 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 4 / 40 (344.5256 · Backyard) | 9 / 40 (689.6456 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 22 / 51 (329.6224 · Backyard) | 7 / 51 (689.6228 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 8 / 46 (504.5144 · Backyard) | 10 / 46 (695.9316 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 53 (489.0400 · Backyard) | 24 / 53 (679.8628 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 50 (506.8232 · Backyard) | 9 / 50 (697.0744 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 53 (487.8632 · Backyard) | 17 / 53 (686.2056 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 16 / 40 (490.1944 · Backyard) | 11 / 40 (682.1368 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 9 / 46 (499.3716 · Backyard) | 12 / 46 (681.0628 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 3 / 59 (336.5372 · Backyard) | 26 / 59 (659.8740 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival | 5 / 48 (330.2516 · Backyard) | 11 / 48 (678.7200 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | 6 / 32 (325.0628 · Backyard) | 7 / 32 (683.8856 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 7 / 54 (326.2172 · Backyard) | 3 / 54 (688.5028 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |