Head-to-head
Top Gun Barbecue vs PADDY MCQ'S
14 head-to-head wins
Met
30 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Top Gun Barbecue | PADDY MCQ'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Contests | 137 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 16 | Category wins | 38 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 26% | Avg finish | top 22% |
| ±1.66% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.63% |
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)
| Top Gun Barbecue | PADDY MCQ'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (30 meetings) | 15 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 14 |
| 12 | Pork (30 meetings) | 18 |
| 17 | Brisket (30 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 times — PADDY MCQ'S leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.14 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2020-07-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2024-04-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Top Gun Barbecue | PADDY MCQ'S | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 18 / 33 (673.6456) | 9 / 33 (686.2284) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 10 / 47 (694.2056) | 12 / 47 (692.5372) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 22 / 34 (683.3604) | 2 / 34 (705.0972) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 7 / 27 (682.2172) | 10 / 27 (681.6228) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 14 / 29 (674.7768) | 5 / 29 (685.0400) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 55 / 81 (674.3312) | 38 / 81 (680.4916) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 1 / 30 (698.2172) | 8 / 30 (688.4800) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 9 / 36 (674.2172) | 4 / 36 (683.3260) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 1 / 43 (705.7372) | 8 / 43 (686.2168) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 38 / 505 (693.6456) | 19 / 505 (696.5256) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 203 / 249 (668.4568) | 139 / 249 (679.3596) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 / 26 (700.5600) | 4 / 26 (695.3484) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | 3 / 22 (678.8000) | 8 / 22 (673.6228) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 10 / 41 (684.5604) | 8 / 41 (689.0512) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 16 / 48 (675.3256) | 14 / 48 (678.7656) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 19 / 31 (666.7660) | 11 / 31 (671.9776) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 7 / 31 (669.6116) | 13 / 31 (660.4684) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 1 / 15 (699.4628) | 6 / 15 (685.1428) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 9 / 40 (679.3372) | 3 / 40 (685.0284) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 1 / 40 (687.3828) | 11 / 40 (675.9200) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 5 / 35 (681.6916) | 25 / 35 (649.5544) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 5 / 28 (680.4108) | 20 / 28 (659.9316) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-30 | "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 4 / 18 (673.6800) | 11 / 18 (667.3140) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 / 30 (686.2628) | 5 / 30 (677.0860) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 6 / 32 (670.2396) | 3 / 32 (675.9312) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-09-28 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 18 / 36 (657.6116) | 10 / 36 (669.6000) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 23 / 53 (653.0056) | 14 / 53 (663.8628) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest | 15 / 61 (668.5372) | 3 / 61 (690.2512) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 35 / 54 (651.9084) | 19 / 54 (669.5772) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-04-05 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2 / 26 (679.3372) | 9 / 26 (655.8396) | Top Gun Barbecue |