Head-to-head
14 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Rough Cut Q | Castleton Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Contests | 44 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 9 | Category wins | 1 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 195.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 97.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.6% |
| top 27% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±15.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.56% |
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 | Castleton Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 9 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.57 points at "The First State" BBQ Bash (2024-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2025-06-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rough Cut Q | Castleton Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 1 / 39 (347.3828) | 24 / 39 (330.1944) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 19 / 43 (335.3600) | 13 / 43 (340.5028) | Castleton Q |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 1 / 36 (349.1200) | 2 / 36 (349.1200) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 6 / 40 (693.6572 · Master) | 17 / 40 (328.5256 · Backyard) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 2 / 29 (348.5256 · Backyard) | 20 / 29 (660.9716 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 14 (338.8000) | 3 / 14 (343.3828) | Castleton Q |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 2 / 25 (348.5256) | 11 / 25 (329.6916) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 15 / 27 (335.3600) | 12 / 27 (337.6456) | Castleton Q |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 21 / 30 (333.6456) | 27 / 30 (328.5372) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 10 (340.5256) | 17 / 10 (318.2284) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 7 / 26 (337.0972) | 8 / 26 (337.0744) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 43 (352.5484) | 15 / 43 (341.0972) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 45 (343.9312) | 13 / 45 (332.5144) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 12 / 26 (335.3832) | 8 / 26 (339.9544) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2 / 28 (337.6688) | 11 / 28 (329.6228) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 1 / 26 (350.2628) | 10 / 26 (325.6916) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 / 19 (345.1084) | 15 / 19 (332.5144) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 1 / 29 (346.2744) | 20 / 29 (326.7772) | Rough Cut Q |