Head-to-head
BLUE & GRAY BBQ vs SMOKIN SKULLIES
9 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 154 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 15 | Category wins | 21 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 15 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±2.6% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.6% |
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)
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 11 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 19 |
| 9 | Pork (28 meetings) | 19 |
| 12 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 10 times — SMOKIN SKULLIES leads there 7–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 2 times — BLUE & GRAY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — SMOKIN SKULLIES leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 173.11 points at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (2024-04-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) (2024-08-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 12 / 35 (689.0284) | 26 / 35 (671.8280) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 32 / 36 (672.9944) | 18 / 36 (689.0516) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 3 / 40 (699.3600) | 7 / 40 (693.6456) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (687.9432) | 7 / 25 (689.6228) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 11 / 34 (686.1944) | 15 / 34 (681.0400) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 34 / 43 (673.5772) | 6 / 43 (698.8116) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 30 / 45 (672.9824) | 21 / 45 (682.7428) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 21 / 28 (678.7428) | 18 / 28 (679.8972) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (691.3600) | 12 / 27 (687.9316) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-06-01 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown | 4 / 19 (691.9084) | 2 / 19 (702.8116) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (679.9200) | 25 / 25 (506.8116) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 3 / 25 (694.8004) | 2 / 25 (697.0628) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 42 (690.2060) | 23 / 42 (681.6000) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 45 (672.4228) | 9 / 45 (687.9432) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 66 / 211 (687.9428) | 39 / 211 (691.9084) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 138 / 487 (683.3252) | 15 / 487 (698.2628) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 46 (690.2172) | 2 / 46 (705.0856) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 53 (699.9772) | 2 / 53 (702.2744) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-09-09 | 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff | 1 / 17 (702.2516) | 7 / 17 (683.3832) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 22 / 50 (687.3600) | 4 / 50 (701.0972) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 18 / 53 (685.7144) | 4 / 53 (697.0512) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 12 / 26 (670.6968) | 7 / 26 (685.6000) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 17 / 40 (677.7148) | 28 / 40 (667.2800) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 46 (675.3712) | 4 / 46 (687.3600) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 9 / 21 (683.3832) | 7 / 21 (685.0400) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 13 / 21 (677.0628) | 18 / 21 (671.8744) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) | 49 / 52 (614.6972) | 19 / 52 (669.5884) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) | 53 / 63 (621.5888) | 12 / 63 (670.7772) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |