Head-to-head
Bourbon & Blues BBQ vs OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
9 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Contests | 211 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 22 | Category wins | 48 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 17 |
| 191.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 99.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±16.39% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 13 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 24 |
| 12 | Pork (27 meetings) | 15 |
| 5 | Brisket (25 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — Bourbon & Blues BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 2 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.94 points at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2024-06-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5484 points at Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ (2024-02-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 26 / 51 (683.8740) | 1 / 51 (709.1316) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 32 / 75 (685.5884) | 24 / 75 (690.1944) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 81 / 82 (661.4852) | 44 / 82 (693.0744) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 78 / 117 (681.0288) | 4 / 117 (707.3712) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 16 / 59 (687.3716) | 8 / 59 (690.8116) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 24 / 43 (683.9088) | 8 / 43 (699.3828) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 109 / 125 (659.8168) | 64 / 125 (683.8856) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 2 / 33 (698.8116) | 13 / 33 (687.8856) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge | 2 / 32 (701.0856) | 17 / 32 (682.1368) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 24 / 63 (689.6112) | 11 / 63 (698.8000) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 26 / 38 (686.1828) | 15 / 38 (694.2056) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 227 / 401 (674.1596) | 2 / 401 (707.9656) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 27 / 45 (668.9828) | 15 / 45 (686.7656) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 41 / 444 (694.8228) | 211 / 444 (677.5768) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 36 / 76 (684.4340) | 17 / 76 (693.6112) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 32 / 36 (661.6232) | 7 / 36 (696.5600) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 9 / 35 (695.3832) | 5 / 35 (697.6916) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 23 / 45 (681.0172) | 7 / 45 (694.1940) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 16 / 25 (674.7772) | 12 / 25 (680.4684) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 18 / 25 (666.7544) | 6 / 25 (688.4684) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 25 / 42 (677.6000) | 3 / 42 (700.5144) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 23 / 45 (674.7432) | 25 / 45 (673.0056) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm | 24 / 26 (652.3540) | 9 / 26 (683.8740) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | 23 / 29 (673.5772) | 22 / 29 (674.1256) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild | 19 / 28 (680.4456) | 20 / 28 (677.5884) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 4 / 28 (342.2284 · Backyard) | 10 / 28 (684.5256 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 46 (503.9428 · Backyard) | 10 / 46 (695.9316 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 53 (487.2684 · Backyard) | 24 / 53 (679.8628 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 3 / 30 (335.4172 · Backyard) | 7 / 30 (686.7656 · Master) | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |