Head-to-head
Castleton Q vs OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
4 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data · 1 dead level
20 head-to-head wins
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Castleton Q | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 211 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 1 | Category wins | 48 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 17 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 91.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±3.56% | 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)
| Castleton Q | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 19 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 21 |
| 3 | Pork (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 6 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.34 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) (2026-05-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 30.3424 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) (2026-05-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Castleton Q | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 24 / 39 (330.1944 · Backyard) | 15 / 39 (690.7540 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 13 / 43 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 8 / 43 (691.9200 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 13 (343.9428 · Backyard) | 2 / 13 (695.9200 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 17 / 25 (334.7652 · Backyard) | 4 / 25 (695.3600 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 44 / 82 (329.0744 · Backyard) | 44 / 82 (693.0744 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 92 / 117 (677.0288) | 4 / 117 (707.3712) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 / 36 (349.1200 · Backyard) | 29 / 36 (677.0172 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 40 (328.5256 · Backyard) | 12 / 40 (685.5884 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 11 / 25 (329.6916 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (697.0856 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 12 / 27 (337.6456 · Backyard) | 2 / 27 (701.6688 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 27 / 30 (328.5372 · Backyard) | 14 / 30 (685.6112 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 43 (341.0972 · Backyard) | 3 / 43 (704.5604 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (332.5144 · Backyard) | 9 / 45 (690.8116 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 10 / 26 (325.6916 · Backyard) | 5 / 26 (695.3712 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 16 / 28 (325.0744 · Backyard) | 14 / 28 (684.4572 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 2 / 27 (350.2628 · Backyard) | 10 / 27 (689.0628 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 20 / 32 (319.9088 · Backyard) | 9 / 32 (691.3372 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 33 / 35 (317.0400 · Backyard) | 6 / 35 (684.4568 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 6 / 25 (344.5944 · Backyard) | 12 / 25 (680.4684 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 21 / 25 (322.7772 · Backyard) | 6 / 25 (688.4684 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 21 / 42 (322.2744 · Backyard) | 3 / 42 (700.5144 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 45 (331.9544 · Backyard) | 25 / 45 (673.0056 · Master) | Castleton Q |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 22 / 40 (313.0856 · Backyard) | 9 / 40 (689.6456 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 31 / 51 (307.3600 · Backyard) | 7 / 51 (689.6228 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 34 / 30 (292.4116 · Backyard) | 7 / 30 (686.7656 · Master) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |