Head-to-head
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ vs Top Gun Barbecue
2 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Top Gun Barbecue has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Contests | 93 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 7 | Category wins | 16 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 37% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.49% | 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)
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 9 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 12 |
| 5 | Pork (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.61 points at York County BBQ Festival (2019-06-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.9144 points at Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo (2019-03-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 23 / 40 (678.1828) | 17 / 40 (681.6684) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 18 / 51 (681.6688) | 4 / 51 (692.5372) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 22 / 29 (670.7772) | 9 / 29 (689.0856) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest | 21 / 49 (662.7204) | 16 / 49 (675.3372) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 31 / 42 (665.6232) | 16 / 42 (688.4684) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 6 / 54 (686.8572) | 12 / 54 (675.3712) | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival | 25 / 53 (665.0628) | 4 / 53 (693.6800) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 10 / 30 (665.5540) | 2 / 30 (686.2628) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 8 / 32 (664.5140) | 6 / 32 (670.2396) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival | 21 / 48 (666.7888) | 1 / 48 (699.3944) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 40 / 54 (645.6228) | 35 / 54 (651.9084) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 7 / 66 (668.5600) | 10 / 66 (665.6456) | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |