Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Backwooder BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Castleton Q | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 38 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.8% |
| 91.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.7% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 45% |
| ±3.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.48% |
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)
| Castleton Q | Backwooder BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 5 times — Castleton Q leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 2 times — Castleton Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.07 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2024-07-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7372 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Castleton Q | Backwooder BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 24 / 39 (330.1944) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 13 / 43 (340.5028) | 9 / 43 (342.2400) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 17 / 25 (334.7652 · Backyard) | 16 / 25 (673.0744 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 3 / 17 (343.9544) | 7 / 17 (341.6804) | Castleton Q |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (349.6684) | 7 / 25 (342.2516) | Castleton Q |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 14 (343.3828) | 13 / 14 (319.8744) | Castleton Q |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 11 / 25 (329.6916) | 8 / 25 (337.6572) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 12 / 27 (337.6456) | 22 / 27 (320.5028) | Castleton Q |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 27 / 30 (328.5372) | 23 / 30 (330.7884) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 17 / 10 (318.2284) | 5 / 10 (343.9428) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 8 / 26 (337.0744) | 11 / 26 (335.3368) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 8 / 26 (339.9544) | 3 / 26 (344.5140) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 11 / 28 (329.6228) | 15 / 28 (319.8744) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 10 / 26 (325.6916) | 7 / 26 (335.3716) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 20 / 32 (319.9088) | 1 / 32 (347.9772) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 33 / 35 (317.0400) | 20 / 35 (332.4912) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 15 / 19 (332.5144) | 18 / 19 (330.7768) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 20 / 29 (326.7772) | 22 / 29 (322.8456) | Castleton Q |