Head-to-head
Top Gun Barbecue vs PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ
34 head-to-head wins
Met
40 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Top Gun Barbecue has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Top Gun Barbecue | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Contests | 87 |
| 9 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 16 | Category wins | 5 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.3% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.2% |
| top 26% | Avg finish | top 57% |
| ±1.66% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.17% |
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 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Chicken (40 meetings) | 12 |
| 26 | Pork Ribs (40 meetings) | 14 |
| 28 | Pork (40 meetings) | 12 |
| 33 | Brisket (40 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 5 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 5 times — PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 4 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 92.85 points at York County BBQ Festival (2019-06-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2112 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (2023-05-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Top Gun Barbecue | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 10 / 47 (694.2056) | 29 / 47 (682.7660) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 22 / 34 (683.3604) | 29 / 34 (678.1712) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 9 / 26 (679.3484) | 12 / 26 (677.5884) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 28 / 37 (652.4112) | 11 / 37 (678.7772) | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 12 / 42 (689.6344) | 8 / 42 (691.3716) | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (685.6116) | 19 / 45 (677.0172) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 | 13 / 26 (687.3024) | 23 / 26 (669.6800) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 | 4 / 28 (702.2628) | 20 / 28 (683.9544) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 17 / 40 (681.6684) | 34 / 40 (655.9316) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 4 / 51 (692.5372) | 36 / 51 (661.0856) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 4 / 64 (690.8000) | 21 / 64 (662.1712) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 8 / 37 (679.9772) | 9 / 37 (678.7660) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 / 19 (688.5828) | 13 / 19 (670.8000) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2 / 20 (693.7144) | 12 / 20 (671.2912) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 1 / 30 (698.2172) | 14 / 30 (673.6344) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 9 / 36 (674.2172) | 11 / 36 (672.5260) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 29 / 46 (677.0284) | 25 / 46 (679.3144) | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 35 / 53 (671.3604) | 29 / 53 (677.5996) | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 15 / 61 (698.2172) | 53 / 61 (675.2912) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 5 / 91 (698.2172) | 59 / 91 (672.4688) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 16 / 42 (688.4684) | 27 / 42 (670.1372) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 12 / 54 (675.3712) | 20 / 54 (665.6456) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 8 / 61 (686.2632) | 24 / 61 (659.9316) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 10 / 41 (684.5604) | 35 / 41 (643.2916) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 16 / 48 (675.3256) | 32 / 48 (655.3256) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 10 / 50 (696.5140) | 15 / 50 (691.9316) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 53 (700.5028) | 42 / 53 (664.5028) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 2 / 54 (692.5028) | 24 / 54 (663.8284) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 10 / 59 (666.7540) | 7 / 59 (667.9884) | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree | 6 / 30 (682.1944) | 16 / 30 (669.0628) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 6 / 46 (670.7084) | 17 / 46 (650.1600) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 9 / 40 (679.3372) | 33 / 40 (638.1144) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 21 / 40 (674.8000) | 18 / 40 (677.6804) | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 5 / 59 (686.1828) | 50 / 59 (630.1716) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival | 4 / 53 (693.6800) | 45 / 53 (635.3028) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 / 64 (683.3484) | 9 / 64 (663.3372) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival | 1 / 48 (699.3944) | 45 / 48 (606.5484) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | 3 / 36 (678.1716) | 23 / 36 (643.3144) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 8 / 44 (674.1716) | 23 / 44 (643.3944) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 10 / 66 (665.6456) | 51 / 66 (625.4964) | Top Gun Barbecue |