Head-to-head
12 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Castleton Q | Menke Boys BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 67 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 91.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 54% |
| ±3.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.93% |
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 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 9 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 2 |
| 4 | Pork (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 4 times — Castleton Q leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked MD State BBQ Bash 2 times — Menke Boys 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 Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 16.07 points at MD State BBQ Bash (2025-10-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 16.0684 points at MD State BBQ Bash (2025-10-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Castleton Q | Menke Boys BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 20 / 29 (660.9716) | 14 / 29 (677.0400) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 12 / 27 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 18 / 27 (662.7660 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 27 / 30 (328.5372 · Backyard) | 20 / 30 (669.6228 · Master) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 43 (341.0972 · Backyard) | 26 / 43 (680.4800 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (332.5144 · Backyard) | 40 / 45 (664.4572 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 8 / 26 (339.9544 · Backyard) | 3 / 26 (693.6344 · Master) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 11 / 28 (329.6228 · Backyard) | 14 / 28 (668.4688 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash | 20 / 26 (324.4684 · Backyard) | 4 / 26 (688.5372 · Master) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 16 / 28 (325.0744 · Backyard) | 3 / 28 (694.7884 · Master) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 2 / 27 (350.2628 · Backyard) | 22 / 27 (674.7772 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 20 / 32 (319.9088 · Backyard) | 24 / 32 (663.8628 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 33 / 35 (317.0400 · Backyard) | 14 / 35 (670.7084 · Master) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 6 / 25 (344.5944 · Backyard) | 21 / 25 (662.7084 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 21 / 25 (322.7772 · Backyard) | 19 / 25 (666.7544 · Master) | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 21 / 42 (322.2744 · Backyard) | 29 / 42 (672.4804 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 45 (331.9544 · Backyard) | 36 / 45 (659.2684 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 11 / 23 (326.3200 · Backyard) | 18 / 23 (660.4344 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 22 / 40 (313.0856 · Backyard) | 29 / 40 (663.3828 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 31 / 51 (307.3600 · Backyard) | 33 / 51 (663.3032 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 34 / 30 (292.4116 · Backyard) | 20 / 30 (647.4516 · Master) | Menke Boys BBQ |