Head-to-head
Burn Barrel BBQ vs Top Gun Barbecue
3 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Burn Barrel BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 93 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 3 | Category wins | 16 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 95.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.24% | 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)
| Burn Barrel BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Pork (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 3 times — Burn Barrel BBQ leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.73 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2022-03-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.5368 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2021-03-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Burn Barrel BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 | 21 / 26 (678.7428) | 13 / 26 (687.3024) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 22 / 46 (682.1600) | 29 / 46 (677.0284) | Burn Barrel BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 53 (678.1716) | 35 / 53 (671.3604) | Burn Barrel BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 36 / 53 (670.7772) | 3 / 53 (700.5028) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree | 18 / 30 (665.0512) | 6 / 30 (682.1944) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 14 / 40 (679.3368) | 21 / 40 (674.8000) | Burn Barrel BBQ |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League | 103 / 109 (152.5828) | 14 / 109 (173.1772) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 12 / 44 (667.8972) | 8 / 44 (674.1716) | Top Gun Barbecue |