Head-to-head
Zoni-Q vs Gold-N-Blue Barbecue
7 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Zoni-Q | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 101 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 4 | Category wins | 19 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 144.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 146.8% |
| 99.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 103.9% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±17.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.29% |
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 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 21 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 22 |
| 5 | Pork (14 meetings) | 9 |
| 3 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 5 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 3 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 178.74 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2021-03-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 (2021-04-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Zoni-Q | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 17 / 30 (671.3600) | 14 / 30 (675.2568) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 5 / 16 (340.4912 · Backyard) | 14 / 16 (654.0912 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 9 / 28 (334.2400 · Backyard) | 11 / 28 (679.8512 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 10 / 25 (339.3944) | 2 / 25 (346.2744) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 45 (332.4916) | 13 / 45 (332.4916) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 24 (519.3712) | 7 / 24 (518.2172) | Zoni-Q |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 6 / 51 (341.1084) | 1 / 51 (353.7144) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 49 / 49 (314.7544) | 10 / 49 (346.2284) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 18 (508.5944) | 6 / 18 (518.8460) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 20 (515.4172) | 4 / 20 (519.9544) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 12 (318.8572) | 10 / 12 (316.4572) | Zoni-Q |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 18 / 42 (498.2516) | 7 / 42 (508.4568) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 9 / 54 (507.4172) | 6 / 54 (508.5144) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 24 / 33 (330.2284) | 3 / 33 (346.2284) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 101 / 111 (647.9200) | 103 / 111 (647.2224) | Zoni-Q |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 19 (489.6800) | 11 / 19 (498.7544) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 13 / 20 (321.7028) | 4 / 20 (332.5144) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 10 / 24 (332.5600) | 3 / 24 (348.5600) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (334.8456) | 2 / 18 (345.7260) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 19 / 54 (327.9772) | 5 / 54 (339.3716) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 14 / 34 (332.5484) | 11 / 34 (335.9428) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 12 / 47 (329.6572) | 13 / 47 (329.0856) | Zoni-Q |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 22 / 40 (319.9772) | 10 / 40 (498.7196) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 16 / 46 (489.0856) | 5 / 46 (505.6228) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | 5 / 17 (342.2516) | 2 / 17 (346.8344) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 10 / 19 (323.3372) | 7 / 19 (327.9084) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 10 / 59 (327.9656) | 4 / 59 (332.5260) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove | 3 / 53 (328.5372) | 8 / 53 (314.7996) | Zoni-Q |