Head-to-head
Bourbon & Blues BBQ vs FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
9 head-to-head wins
Met
34 times in the data
25 head-to-head wins
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Contests | 130 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 22 | Category wins | 23 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 191.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 99.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±16.39% | 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)
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 18 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (34 meetings) | 22 |
| 12 | Pork (31 meetings) | 19 |
| 11 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lakeland Pig Festival 4 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 48.66 points at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (2022-10-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7604 points at Mission Farms - King of the Farm (2026-02-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 32 / 75 (685.5884) | 11 / 75 (693.6112) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 81 / 82 (661.4852) | 38 / 82 (694.7656) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 78 / 117 (681.0288) | 14 / 117 (699.3944) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 30 / 42 (670.1372) | 14 / 42 (689.0284) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-04-25 | Pitmasters in Paradise | 16 / 35 (687.8856) | 3 / 35 (703.9544) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 9 / 41 (694.7772) | 5 / 41 (701.0972) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 11 / 44 (689.6800) | 8 / 44 (691.9084) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 2 / 33 (698.8116) | 6 / 33 (697.0512) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge | 2 / 32 (701.0856) | 14 / 32 (683.2796) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 24 / 63 (689.6112) | 1 / 63 (708.5600) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 26 / 38 (686.1828) | 18 / 38 (693.6228) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie | 23 / 32 (671.2800) | 13 / 32 (685.5884) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 16 / 40 (692.4800) | 4 / 40 (705.1088) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 36 / 76 (684.4340) | 12 / 76 (696.5028) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 24 / 30 (652.9944) | 12 / 30 (678.1828) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 9 / 35 (695.3832) | 22 / 35 (688.4912) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 23 / 45 (681.0172) | 19 / 45 (683.3256) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 25 / 42 (677.6000) | 6 / 42 (694.2172) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 23 / 45 (674.7432) | 8 / 45 (689.0400) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 36 / 59 (673.5884) | 24 / 59 (682.1368) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm | 24 / 26 (652.3540) | 8 / 26 (684.4572) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | 23 / 29 (673.5772) | 19 / 29 (678.1828) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild | 19 / 28 (680.4456) | 7 / 28 (693.6224) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 14 / 61 (694.2172) | 9 / 61 (696.4796) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 16 / 43 (684.4800) | 5 / 43 (705.1084) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 17 / 27 (669.0284) | 9 / 27 (685.0168) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 6 / 27 (499.3024 · Backyard) | 7 / 27 (682.8116 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 1 / 23 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 17 / 23 (678.7428 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 1 / 35 (357.1428 · Backyard) | 6 / 35 (699.3716 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 8 / 19 (335.9888 · Backyard) | 4 / 19 (689.1200 · Master) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 46 (503.9428 · Backyard) | 26 / 46 (678.1484 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 53 (487.2684 · Backyard) | 39 / 53 (666.1484 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 1 / 51 (688.4800 · Backyard) | 24 / 51 (682.1828 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 23 / 27 (652.4232) | 2 / 27 (701.0856) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |