Head-to-head
Burn Barrel BBQ vs FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
4 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Burn Barrel BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 130 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 3 | Category wins | 23 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 95.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±1.24% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2% |
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 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork (10 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 4 |
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: 30.95 points at BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) (2019-03-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2740 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2021-03-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Burn Barrel BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 | 21 / 26 (678.7428) | 2 / 26 (698.7768) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 7 / 25 (690.1944) | 10 / 25 (680.4456) | Burn Barrel BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 14 / 19 (676.4456) | 4 / 19 (689.1200) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 22 / 46 (682.1600) | 26 / 46 (678.1484) | Burn Barrel BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 53 (678.1716) | 39 / 53 (666.1484) | Burn Barrel BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 36 / 53 (670.7772) | 13 / 53 (689.6228) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree | 18 / 30 (665.0512) | 9 / 30 (678.7312) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 14 / 40 (679.3368) | 20 / 40 (677.0628) | Burn Barrel BBQ |
| 2020-11-06 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 8 / 28 (687.3256) | 3 / 28 (695.4288) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) | 36 / 52 (651.2800) | 9 / 52 (682.2284) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |