Head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ vs SMOKECRAFT - MD
20 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data · 2 dead level
9 head-to-head wins
Capt. Blue BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Capt. Blue BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Contests | 148 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 30 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 138.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.4% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±7.43% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.99% |
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)
| Capt. Blue BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 6 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 12 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 5 times — SMOKECRAFT - MD leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 4 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — Capt. Blue BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 9.76 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2024-07-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 9.7600 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2024-07-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Capt. Blue BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 4 / 39 (345.6916 · Backyard) | 12 / 39 (691.3256 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 3 / 36 (342.8116 · Backyard) | 12 / 36 (693.6688 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 3 / 40 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 11 / 40 (688.4684 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 6 / 29 (339.9544 · Backyard) | 6 / 29 (691.9084 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 11 / 16 (333.6344 · Backyard) | 5 / 16 (687.3256 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 / 27 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 12 / 27 (674.2172 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 30 (338.2400 · Backyard) | 17 / 30 (676.4800 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 7 / 28 (335.9660 · Backyard) | 9 / 28 (681.0628 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 43 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 30 / 43 (677.0288 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 8 / 45 (341.7032 · Backyard) | 23 / 45 (681.0400 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest | 4 / 38 (335.3600 · Backyard) | 4 / 38 (690.7656 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 9 / 32 (334.7772 · Backyard) | 6 / 32 (694.8000 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 17 / 35 (333.0972 · Backyard) | 13 / 35 (672.4456 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 25 / 62 (660.4228) | 16 / 62 (670.1828) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 4 / 19 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 10 / 19 (684.4684 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 15 / 29 (335.3716 · Backyard) | 16 / 29 (675.9084 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 4 / 26 (346.2516 · Backyard) | 5 / 26 (682.1832 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 9 / 37 (339.9660 · Backyard) | 7 / 37 (682.7772 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 6 / 40 (341.1200 · Backyard) | 19 / 40 (679.9200 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 14 / 51 (334.8344 · Backyard) | 26 / 51 (671.9084 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival | 1 / 29 (351.4400 · Backyard) | 5 / 29 (683.8972 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2 / 37 (343.9772 · Backyard) | 10 / 37 (677.0168 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 / 19 (341.6688 · Backyard) | 1 / 19 (692.5144 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 1 / 20 (343.3828 · Backyard) | 8 / 20 (685.6688 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 7 / 30 (330.8572 · Backyard) | 6 / 30 (687.3140 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 17 / 47 (323.8972 · Backyard) | 2 / 47 (698.8344 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que | 7 / 63 (304.5256 · Backyard) | 23 / 63 (653.5428 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 4 / 30 (316.0232 · Open Comp) | 8 / 30 (669.6800 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove | 5 / 53 (317.5540 · Backyard) | 13 / 53 (665.6912 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival | 7 / 48 (322.7656 · Backyard) | 28 / 48 (657.6232 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 21 / 54 (311.8972 · Backyard) | 28 / 54 (658.8344 · Master) | Capt. Blue BBQ |