Head-to-head
POPPA Q-BBQ vs Top Gun Barbecue
3 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| POPPA Q-BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 93 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 0 | Category wins | 16 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 94.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 91.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.56% | 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)
| POPPA Q-BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 18 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 19 |
| 4 | Pork (27 meetings) | 23 |
| 6 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 4 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 52.72 points at York County BBQ Festival (2020-06-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.3940 points at Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021-10-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POPPA Q-BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 23 / 37 (660.3888) | 28 / 37 (652.4112) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 18 / 29 (665.0516) | 14 / 29 (674.7768) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 14 / 64 (668.4800) | 4 / 64 (690.8000) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 9 / 30 (682.1828) | 1 / 30 (698.2172) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 21 / 36 (660.9484) | 9 / 36 (674.2172) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 27 / 61 (650.1256) | 8 / 61 (686.2632) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 38 / 48 (648.4572) | 16 / 48 (675.3256) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 14 / 31 (670.1600) | 19 / 31 (666.7660) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 19 / 31 (654.2172) | 7 / 31 (669.6116) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 14 / 54 (670.7540) | 2 / 54 (692.5028) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 17 / 59 (655.8856) | 10 / 59 (666.7540) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival | 13 / 41 (669.0284) | 2 / 41 (689.6344) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 14 / 46 (651.8400) | 6 / 46 (670.7084) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 21 / 40 (663.2916) | 9 / 40 (679.3372) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 31 / 40 (642.6856) | 1 / 40 (687.3828) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 34 / 40 (632.8912) | 15 / 40 (665.0284) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 25 / 37 (654.2172) | 9 / 37 (675.3140) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 23 / 35 (659.8972) | 5 / 35 (681.6916) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 22 / 28 (650.1372) | 5 / 28 (680.4108) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival | 42 / 53 (640.9600) | 4 / 53 (693.6800) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 14 / 30 (660.4456) | 2 / 30 (686.2628) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 10 / 32 (663.4400) | 6 / 32 (670.2396) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 11 / 53 (665.5772) | 23 / 53 (653.0056) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 17 / 64 (654.7084) | 2 / 64 (683.3484) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | 5 / 36 (672.4800) | 3 / 36 (678.1716) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-04-27 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 16 / 43 (656.4344) | 7 / 43 (677.1088) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 44 / 66 (634.1256) | 10 / 66 (665.6456) | Top Gun Barbecue |