Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data · 1 dead level
17 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Zoni-Q | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 93 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 4 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 144.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 99.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±17.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.66% |
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)
| Zoni-Q | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Pork (9 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 4 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Zoni-Q | Top Gun Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 5 / 35 (341.6684 · Backyard) | 12 / 35 (673.0172 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 17 / 26 (326.1944 · Backyard) | 9 / 26 (679.3484 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 18 / 37 (325.0628 · Backyard) | 28 / 37 (652.4112 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 45 (332.4916 · Backyard) | 13 / 45 (685.6116 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 6 / 51 (341.1084 · Backyard) | 4 / 51 (692.5372 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 10 / 37 (333.0740 · Backyard) | 8 / 37 (679.9772 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 9 / 36 (319.3372 · Backyard) | 9 / 36 (674.2172 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 18 / 42 (498.2516 · Backyard) | 16 / 42 (688.4684 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 9 / 54 (507.4172 · Backyard) | 12 / 54 (675.3712 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 50 (487.3600 · Backyard) | 10 / 50 (696.5140 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 / 53 (514.8456 · Backyard) | 3 / 53 (700.5028 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 7 / 25 (331.9656 · Backyard) | 10 / 25 (667.2564 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 13 / 20 (321.7028 · Backyard) | 3 / 20 (690.8004 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 10 / 24 (332.5600 · Backyard) | 1 / 24 (685.6800 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 19 / 54 (327.9772 · Backyard) | 2 / 54 (692.5028 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival | 8 / 41 (333.6456 · Backyard) | 2 / 41 (689.6344 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 14 / 34 (332.5484 · Backyard) | 1 / 34 (701.6688 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 12 / 47 (329.6572 · Backyard) | 1 / 47 (700.5600 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 22 / 40 (319.9772 · Backyard) | 21 / 40 (674.8000 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 16 / 46 (489.0856 · Backyard) | 7 / 46 (685.6572 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 10 / 59 (327.9656 · Backyard) | 5 / 59 (686.1828 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival | 11 / 53 (323.9316 · Backyard) | 4 / 53 (693.6800 · Master) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que | 3 / 63 (319.9316 · Backyard) | 4 / 63 (678.7660 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | 1 / 36 (334.8000 · Backyard) | 3 / 36 (678.1716 · Master) | Zoni-Q |