Head-to-head
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ vs Capt. Blue BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data · 1 dead level
15 head-to-head wins
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Contests | 84 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 11 | Category wins | 8 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 138.5% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±1.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.43% |
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)
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 16 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 1–0
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | Capt. Blue BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 10 / 82 (703.9544 · Master) | 29 / 82 (341.6572 · Backyard) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 5 / 17 (686.1712 · Master) | 10 / 17 (335.9432 · Backyard) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 19 / 25 (657.5200 · Master) | 4 / 25 (346.2400 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 31 / 36 (673.0176 · Master) | 3 / 36 (342.8116 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 40 (680.4684 · Master) | 3 / 40 (345.0972 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 13 / 32 (685.0516 · Master) | 11 / 32 (333.6572 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 8 / 31 (689.0516 · Master) | 9 / 31 (334.2172 · Backyard) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 17 / 25 (679.9316 · Master) | 13 / 25 (333.6228 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (703.9428 · Master) | 1 / 25 (353.1316 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 13 / 27 (673.1316 · Master) | 6 / 27 (345.0972 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 13 / 30 (685.6572 · Master) | 18 / 30 (338.2400 · Backyard) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 10 (681.6228 · Master) | 6 / 10 (341.6688 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 15 / 26 (671.2684 · Master) | 5 / 26 (339.9888 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 13 / 21 (670.1716 · Master) | 11 / 21 (325.0628 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 5 / 28 (687.3716 · Master) | 7 / 28 (335.9660 · Backyard) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 27 / 34 (655.3260 · Master) | 6 / 34 (328.4916 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 18 / 33 (673.6344 · Master) | 5 / 33 (332.4916 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 12 / 26 (682.7660 · Master) | 5 / 26 (343.3944 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 16 / 28 (665.0288 · Master) | 1 / 28 (339.3832 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 22 / 32 (667.9204 · Master) | 9 / 32 (334.7772 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 30 / 35 (638.8004 · Master) | 17 / 35 (333.0972 · Backyard) | Capt. Blue BBQ |