Head-to-head
BLUE & GRAY BBQ vs FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
4 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has taken the last 8 meetings.
Career comparison
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 130 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 15 | Category wins | 23 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±2.6% | 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)
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 19 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 22 |
| 12 | Pork (28 meetings) | 16 |
| 10 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jamboree 3 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 67.53 points at BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) (2019-03-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) (2025-08-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 12 / 35 (689.0284) | 9 / 35 (691.3372) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 11 / 25 (685.0628) | 10 / 25 (685.6228) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 9 / 25 (687.9432) | 4 / 25 (690.2056) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 11 / 34 (686.1944) | 4 / 34 (695.3944) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 42 (690.2060) | 6 / 42 (694.2172) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 26 / 45 (672.4228) | 8 / 45 (689.0400) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 31 / 61 (686.7312) | 9 / 61 (696.4796) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 13 / 19 (677.0628) | 4 / 19 (689.1200) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 46 (690.2172) | 26 / 46 (678.1484) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 53 (699.9772) | 39 / 53 (666.1484) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 4 / 27 (697.6804) | 2 / 27 (701.0856) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 22 / 50 (687.3600) | 7 / 50 (699.9544) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 18 / 53 (685.7144) | 13 / 53 (689.6228) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 12 / 26 (670.6968) | 1 / 26 (702.2400) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 14 / 20 (673.6688) | 2 / 20 (691.9884) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 3 / 24 (676.5144) | 7 / 24 (669.1088) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree | 19 / 30 (665.0284) | 9 / 30 (678.7312) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 17 / 40 (677.7148) | 20 / 40 (677.0628) | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 46 (675.3712) | 13 / 46 (681.0512) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-10-04 | Que & Cruz | 18 / 28 (641.0288) | 5 / 28 (682.2056) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) | 21 / 31 (641.5544) | 4 / 31 (683.3484) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival | 41 / 48 (618.6176) | 8 / 48 (682.7540) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 | 28 / 32 (657.6116) | 4 / 32 (694.8000) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 | 33 / 33 (619.1772) | 7 / 33 (683.3944) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-04 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) | 29 / 33 (642.2056) | 14 / 33 (680.4572) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-03 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) | 29 / 34 (639.2688) | 23 / 34 (658.6968) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) | 49 / 52 (614.6972) | 9 / 52 (682.2284) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) | 53 / 63 (621.5888) | 6 / 63 (675.2912) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |