Head-to-head
19 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Rough Cut Q | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Contests | 84 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 9 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 195.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 138.5% |
| 97.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 27% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±15.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.43% |
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)
| Rough Cut Q | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 17 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 4 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 15.46 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2025-05-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0112 points at York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2024-06-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rough Cut Q | Capt. Blue BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 1 / 39 (347.3828) | 4 / 39 (345.6916) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 19 / 43 (335.3600) | 5 / 43 (346.2632) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 1 / 36 (349.1200) | 3 / 36 (342.8116) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 6 / 40 (693.6572 · Master) | 3 / 40 (345.0972 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 9 / 32 (337.6572) | 11 / 32 (333.6572) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 31 (340.5028) | 9 / 31 (334.2172) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 2 / 29 (348.5256) | 6 / 29 (339.9544) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 14 (338.8000) | 10 / 14 (331.9200) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 2 / 25 (348.5256) | 4 / 25 (343.9888) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 9 / 16 (335.3600) | 11 / 16 (333.6344) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 15 / 27 (335.3600) | 6 / 27 (345.0972) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 21 / 30 (333.6456) | 18 / 30 (338.2400) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 10 (340.5256) | 6 / 10 (341.6688) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 7 / 26 (337.0972) | 5 / 26 (339.9888) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) | 2 / 8 (356.5716) | 4 / 8 (351.9772) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) | 4 / 8 (347.3828) | 1 / 8 (352.0116) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 34 (343.9544) | 6 / 34 (328.4916) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 3 / 33 (335.9316) | 5 / 33 (332.4916) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 8 / 16 (343.9428) | 11 / 16 (341.0972) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 3 / 20 (351.4172) | 2 / 20 (353.1544) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 43 (352.5484) | 13 / 43 (342.8000) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 45 (343.9312) | 8 / 45 (341.7032) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 12 / 26 (335.3832) | 5 / 26 (343.3944) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2 / 28 (337.6688) | 1 / 28 (339.3832) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 1 / 26 (350.2628) | 4 / 26 (337.6688) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest | 9 / 38 (329.0628) | 4 / 38 (335.3600) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-07-06 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 14 (341.6684) | 8 / 14 (334.8116) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 / 19 (345.1084) | 4 / 19 (345.0972) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 1 / 29 (346.2744) | 15 / 29 (335.3716) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 27 (338.8000) | 7 / 27 (331.9544) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 7 / 29 (338.8000) | 2 / 29 (346.2284) | Capt. Blue BBQ |