Head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING vs Top Gun Barbecue
9 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| DRILLING & GRILLING | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 93 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 10 | Category wins | 16 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±4.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.66% |
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)
| DRILLING & GRILLING | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 19 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 15 |
| 12 | Pork (27 meetings) | 15 |
| 12 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 4 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival 3 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.40 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2024-07-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at MD State BBQ Bash (2025-10-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DRILLING & GRILLING | Top Gun Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash | 5 / 29 (693.6456) | 4 / 29 (694.2056) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 8 / 26 (689.6344) | 9 / 26 (689.0628) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 28 / 32 (657.5544) | 5 / 32 (695.9548) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 9 / 35 (675.8624) | 12 / 35 (673.0172) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 15 / 26 (669.0400) | 9 / 26 (679.3484) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 32 / 37 (639.7828) | 28 / 37 (652.4112) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 11 / 37 (673.5540) | 8 / 37 (679.9772) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest | 12 / 49 (682.1712) | 16 / 49 (675.3372) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 5 / 42 (698.8232) | 16 / 42 (688.4684) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 21 / 54 (665.6000) | 12 / 54 (675.3712) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 9 / 32 (690.2744) | 11 / 32 (689.6800) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 / 25 (697.6340) | 10 / 25 (667.2564) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 12 / 54 (674.1596) | 2 / 54 (692.5028) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival | 20 / 41 (663.8512) | 2 / 41 (689.6344) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 9 / 46 (663.3600) | 6 / 46 (670.7084) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 23 / 34 (673.5888) | 1 / 34 (701.6688) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 26 / 47 (671.2796) | 1 / 47 (700.5600) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 17 / 40 (660.5144) | 15 / 40 (665.0284) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 / 37 (683.9428) | 9 / 37 (675.3140) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 / 35 (689.1428) | 5 / 35 (681.6916) | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2020-07-30 | "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 8 / 18 (669.6344) | 4 / 18 (673.6800) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 10 / 59 (678.2516) | 5 / 59 (686.1828) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival | 27 / 53 (663.8972) | 4 / 53 (693.6800) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que | 18 / 63 (661.5544) | 4 / 63 (678.7660) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival | 2 / 48 (697.1656) | 1 / 48 (699.3944) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | 8 / 36 (671.3716) | 3 / 36 (678.1716) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 2 / 54 (689.0632) | 35 / 54 (651.9084) | DRILLING & GRILLING |