Head-to-head
Menke Boys BBQ vs OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
2 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
26 head-to-head wins
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE is the team Menke Boys BBQ sees one call ahead more than anyone (3 times).
Career comparison
| Menke Boys BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Contests | 211 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 11 | Category wins | 48 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 17 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±1.93% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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)
| Menke Boys BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (33 meetings) | 26 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (32 meetings) | 27 |
| 4 | Pork (28 meetings) | 24 |
| 10 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 3 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 2 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 39.31 points at Maryland State BBQ Bash (2022-10-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6796 points at Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) (2025-06-06)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Menke Boys BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 11 / 25 (687.9088) | 18 / 25 (676.5032) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 27 (662.7660) | 2 / 27 (701.6688) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 20 / 30 (669.6228) | 14 / 30 (685.6112) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 14 / 26 (685.0856) | 5 / 26 (695.9316) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 19 / 30 (668.4920) | 6 / 30 (693.0860) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 7 / 18 (690.7772) | 1 / 18 (699.9660) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 2 / 15 (696.5604) | 1 / 15 (698.2400) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 9 / 16 (689.6344) | 6 / 16 (697.0628) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 17 / 20 (667.2800) | 9 / 20 (681.0056) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 43 (680.4800) | 3 / 43 (704.5604) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 40 / 45 (664.4572) | 9 / 45 (690.8116) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 6 / 13 (688.5028) | 5 / 13 (691.3140) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 13 / 25 (667.3260) | 3 / 25 (698.2172) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 17 / 27 (677.0284) | 16 / 27 (678.7428) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest | 15 / 38 (675.3028) | 5 / 38 (689.0284) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 3 / 28 (694.7884) | 14 / 28 (684.4572) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 22 / 27 (674.7772) | 10 / 27 (689.0628) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 24 / 32 (663.8628) | 9 / 32 (691.3372) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 14 / 35 (670.7084) | 6 / 35 (684.4568) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 17 / 36 (689.6572) | 7 / 36 (696.5600) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 21 / 25 (662.7084) | 12 / 25 (680.4684) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 19 / 25 (666.7544) | 6 / 25 (688.4684) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 29 / 42 (672.4804) | 3 / 42 (700.5144) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 36 / 45 (659.2684) | 25 / 45 (673.0056) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 29 / 40 (663.3828) | 9 / 40 (689.6456) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 33 / 51 (663.3032) | 7 / 51 (689.6228) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 23 / 29 (670.1136) | 7 / 29 (697.0628) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 20 / 30 (647.4516) | 7 / 30 (686.7656) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |