Head-to-head
FIRE & SHINE BBQ vs Rough Cut Q
16 head-to-head wins
Met
30 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | Rough Cut Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Contests | 65 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 17 | Category wins | 9 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 188.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.5% |
| 96.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±11.88% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.09% |
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)
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | Rough Cut Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 14 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 22 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — FIRE & SHINE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.09 points at "The First State" BBQ Bash (2024-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at First State BBQ Bash (2025-09-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | Rough Cut Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 / 39 (345.0972) | 1 / 39 (347.3828) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 17 / 43 (336.5028) | 19 / 43 (335.3600) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-07-11 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 15 (346.8572) | 5 / 15 (335.3712) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 4 / 59 (678.8000) | 1 / 59 (703.9656) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 26 (347.4172 · Backyard) | 7 / 26 (686.7544 · Master) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 6 / 26 (335.9428) | 1 / 26 (349.7028) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman | 1 / 14 (347.3944) | 4 / 14 (341.6800) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 9 / 36 (337.6572) | 1 / 36 (349.1200) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 12 / 40 (333.0744 · Backyard) | 6 / 40 (693.6572 · Master) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 3 / 32 (342.7884) | 9 / 32 (337.6572) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 3 / 31 (344.5256) | 6 / 31 (340.5028) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 14 (352.0000) | 7 / 14 (338.8000) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 1 / 25 (348.5372) | 2 / 25 (348.5256) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 4 / 16 (343.9544) | 9 / 16 (335.3600) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 27 (343.9428) | 15 / 27 (335.3600) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 30 (341.6916) | 21 / 30 (333.6456) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 / 10 (346.8344) | 8 / 10 (340.5256) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 4 / 26 (341.0972) | 7 / 26 (337.0972) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 1 / 34 (346.2744) | 2 / 34 (343.9544) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 4 / 33 (334.8116) | 3 / 33 (335.9316) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 12 / 16 (337.0628) | 8 / 16 (343.9428) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 1 / 20 (356.0000) | 3 / 20 (351.4172) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 10 / 43 (343.9544) | 2 / 43 (352.5484) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 45 (342.7884) | 6 / 45 (343.9312) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 6 / 26 (341.6688) | 12 / 26 (335.3832) | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 3 / 28 (335.9316) | 2 / 28 (337.6688) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 12 / 26 (318.1712) | 1 / 26 (350.2628) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 19 (339.3600) | 2 / 19 (345.1084) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 10 / 29 (337.6456) | 1 / 29 (346.2744) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-14 | Catskills Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 9 (321.6000) | 4 / 9 (323.8856) | Rough Cut Q |