Head-to-head
BLUE & GRAY BBQ vs BIG DOG BBQ VA
23 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
BLUE & GRAY BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 93 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 15 | Category wins | 1 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.9% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 70% |
| ±2.6% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.68% |
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 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 12 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 15 |
| 23 | Pork (31 meetings) | 8 |
| 20 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 9 times — BLUE & GRAY BBQ leads there 9–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jamboree 3 times — BIG DOG BBQ VA leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — BLUE & GRAY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — BLUE & GRAY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 44.70 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (2026-03-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0628 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2025-03-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | BIG DOG BBQ VA | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 6 / 20 (681.6000) | 11 / 20 (678.8116) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 3 / 40 (699.3600) | 38 / 40 (654.6624) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 4 / 16 (687.3600) | 15 / 16 (653.5892) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 11 / 25 (685.0628) | 21 / 25 (673.1320) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (687.9432) | 24 / 25 (652.5488) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 11 / 34 (686.1944) | 5 / 34 (695.3712) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 34 / 43 (673.5772) | 37 / 43 (672.5144) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 30 / 45 (672.9824) | 42 / 45 (647.2112) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 21 / 28 (678.7428) | 27 / 28 (661.5540) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (691.3600) | 24 / 27 (666.7656) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 42 (690.2060) | 31 / 42 (670.6856) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 45 (672.4228) | 30 / 45 (667.8744) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 27 / 40 (669.0748) | 30 / 40 (659.8628) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 22 / 51 (678.1716) | 21 / 51 (679.3600) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 46 (690.2172) | 37 / 46 (665.6116) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 53 (699.9772) | 31 / 53 (677.1204) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 4 / 27 (697.6804) | 15 / 27 (669.0400) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff | 1 / 17 (702.2516) | 14 / 17 (670.8116) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 22 / 50 (687.3600) | 43 / 50 (659.8740) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 18 / 53 (685.7144) | 37 / 53 (669.6460) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 12 / 26 (670.6968) | 15 / 26 (661.6112) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree | 19 / 30 (665.0284) | 22 / 30 (659.8740) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 17 / 40 (677.7148) | 32 / 40 (657.5772) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 46 (675.3712) | 31 / 46 (663.9884) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 45 / 59 (639.3716) | 38 / 59 (649.1548) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) | 21 / 31 (641.5544) | 18 / 31 (648.5256) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 | 28 / 32 (657.6116) | 29 / 32 (648.9944) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 | 33 / 33 (619.1772) | 30 / 33 (639.9204) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2019-05-04 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) | 29 / 33 (642.2056) | 17 / 33 (677.1084) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2019-05-03 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) | 29 / 34 (639.2688) | 22 / 34 (659.3032) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) | 53 / 63 (621.5888) | 19 / 63 (663.9204) | BIG DOG BBQ VA |