Head-to-head
BLUE & GRAY BBQ vs Bowmans Butt & BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 70 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 15 | Category wins | 23 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 179.8% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.3% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±2.6% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.29% |
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 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 14 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 16 |
| 5 | Pork (14 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 2 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.64 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (2026-03-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 (2022-07-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 12 / 35 (689.0284) | 5 / 35 (693.0512) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 6 / 20 (681.6000) | 10 / 20 (680.4340) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 32 / 36 (672.9944) | 22 / 36 (682.1484) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 3 / 40 (699.3600) | 23 / 40 (678.7200) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 8 / 18 (686.2060) | 4 / 18 (695.9316) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 8 / 15 (690.2516) | 9 / 15 (686.7772) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 15 / 20 (669.0288) | 4 / 20 (684.4456) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 12 / 25 (679.9200) | 3 / 25 (694.2516) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 13 / 19 (677.0628) | 8 / 19 (683.3600) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 11 / 20 (681.6456) | 7 / 20 (685.6228) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 8 / 25 (690.2172) | 7 / 25 (691.3484) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 14 / 20 (673.6688 · Master) | 9 / 20 (328.5372 · Backyard) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 3 / 24 (676.5144 · Master) | 4 / 24 (347.4284 · Backyard) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 7 / 34 (691.9544 · Master) | 4 / 34 (340.5256 · Backyard) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 18 / 47 (678.8460 · Master) | 3 / 47 (342.8228 · Backyard) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 17 / 40 (677.7148 · Master) | 1 / 40 (519.4172 · Backyard) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 46 (675.3712 · Master) | 2 / 46 (509.6456 · Backyard) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 45 / 59 (639.3716 · Master) | 6 / 59 (331.9312 · Backyard) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |