Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
2 times in the data
0 head-to-head wins
Top Gun has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Top Gun | Bailout Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Contests | 7 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.4% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 57% |
| — | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.28% |
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)
| Top Gun | Bailout Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Pork (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — Top Gun leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 14.88 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2026-07-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 6.7764 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Top Gun | Bailout Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 39 (695.3600) | 24 / 39 (680.4800) | Top Gun |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 23 / 43 (679.3024) | 30 / 43 (672.5260) | Top Gun |