Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Up-2 BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Up-2 BBQ | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 108 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 6 | Category wins | 16 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.66% | 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)
| Up-2 BBQ | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 14 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Pork (19 meetings) | 8 |
| 10 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 4 times — Grandpa Val's BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — Grandpa Val's BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.89 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2023-04-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0004 points at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2024-04-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up-2 BBQ | Grandpa Val's BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 9 / 47 (695.9656) | 27 / 47 (683.3484) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 9 / 34 (697.6688) | 14 / 34 (693.6456) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 12 / 26 (678.7428) | 9 / 26 (683.3600) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 10 / 22 (678.7312) | 11 / 22 (678.2060) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | 10 / 25 (682.8000) | 3 / 25 (690.8456) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) | 7 / 25 (683.3484) | 3 / 25 (685.5884) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 37 (696.5832) | 12 / 37 (684.5028) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 7 / 29 (676.5028) | 6 / 29 (676.5032) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 7 / 42 (693.6456) | 5 / 42 (699.3944) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 3 / 31 (696.5372) | 9 / 31 (689.6456) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 15 / 30 (673.6116) | 4 / 30 (696.5028) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 19 / 36 (662.1372) | 10 / 36 (674.1940) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 8 / 26 (681.6460) | 5 / 26 (691.3828) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 8 / 18 (673.6340) | 4 / 18 (681.0740) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 19 / 41 (671.8972) | 25 / 41 (665.0740) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 19 / 48 (667.9088) | 10 / 48 (680.5372) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 13 / 31 (670.1828) | 18 / 31 (667.9200) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 14 / 31 (659.9088) | 12 / 31 (662.2744) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 16 / 32 (658.7772) | 5 / 32 (679.3940) | Grandpa Val's BBQ |