Head-to-head
Rough Cut Q vs Grandpa Val's BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data · 2 dead level
4 head-to-head wins
Rough Cut Q has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Rough Cut Q | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Contests | 108 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 9 | Category wins | 16 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 195.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 97.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 27% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±15.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.74% |
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 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 10 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Pork (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 6 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 1–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 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: 7.46 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2026-04-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.5948 points at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2026-07-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rough Cut Q | Grandpa Val's BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 25 (686.2056) | 9 / 25 (680.4912) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 1 / 39 (347.3828 · Backyard) | 23 / 39 (682.1944 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 19 / 43 (335.3600 · Backyard) | 19 / 43 (680.4572 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 8 / 36 (689.6224) | 4 / 36 (694.2172) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 1 / 59 (703.9656 · Backyard) | 37 / 59 (675.2912 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 7 / 26 (686.7544) | 6 / 26 (694.2172) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 1 / 26 (349.7028 · Backyard) | 1 / 26 (691.9776 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 1 / 36 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 11 / 36 (693.6688 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 6 / 40 (693.6572) | 9 / 40 (689.0400) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 9 / 32 (337.6572 · Backyard) | 3 / 32 (695.9084 · Master) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 31 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 17 / 31 (675.8280 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 34 (343.9544 · Backyard) | 14 / 34 (682.1712 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 3 / 33 (335.9316 · Backyard) | 9 / 33 (684.5032 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 43 (352.5484 · Backyard) | 5 / 43 (702.8000 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 45 (343.9312 · Backyard) | 14 / 45 (686.1828 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 12 / 26 (335.3832 · Backyard) | 4 / 26 (692.5028 · Master) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2 / 28 (337.6688 · Backyard) | 6 / 28 (689.0284 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 27 (338.8000 · Backyard) | 12 / 27 (679.9428 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 7 / 29 (338.8000 · Backyard) | 13 / 29 (676.4684 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |