Head-to-head
Nice Racks vs Top Gun Barbecue
3 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Nice Racks | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 93 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 2 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.67% | 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)
| Nice Racks | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork (10 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.46 points at Smoke in the Grove (2020-07-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 7.3940 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2022-07-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Nice Racks | Top Gun Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 16 / 64 (667.3256) | 4 / 64 (690.8000) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest | 8 / 49 (687.8856) | 16 / 49 (675.3372) | Nice Racks |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 3 / 61 (693.6572) | 8 / 61 (686.2632) | Nice Racks |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 56 / 70 (668.5144) | 39 / 70 (677.0624) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 5 / 59 (674.2284) | 10 / 59 (666.7540) | Nice Racks |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 16 / 46 (651.2456) | 6 / 46 (670.7084) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 28 / 59 (658.7204) | 5 / 59 (686.1828) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival | 15 / 53 (673.6004) | 4 / 53 (693.6800) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que | 16 / 63 (662.8116) | 4 / 63 (678.7660) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 8 / 64 (665.0516) | 2 / 64 (683.3484) | Top Gun Barbecue |