Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs SMOKECRAFT - MD
23 head-to-head wins
Met
37 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
SMOKECRAFT - MD has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 148 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 19 | Category wins | 30 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.4% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.99% |
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)
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Chicken (39 meetings) | 10 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 19 |
| 12 | Pork (22 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 10 times — SMOKECRAFT - MD leads there 7–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.82 points at 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open (2021-11-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5948 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2026-03-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | SMOKECRAFT - MD | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 13 / 36 (693.0740) | 12 / 36 (693.6688) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 26 / 40 (677.6116) | 11 / 40 (688.4684) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 14 / 16 (654.0912) | 5 / 16 (687.3256) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 11 / 28 (679.8512) | 9 / 28 (681.0628) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 39 / 43 (670.7660) | 30 / 43 (677.0288) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 45 (693.0740) | 23 / 45 (681.0400) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 3 / 28 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 16 / 28 (682.1484 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 1 / 27 (354.2972 · Backyard) | 6 / 27 (695.9544 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 3 / 25 (348.5140 · Backyard) | 9 / 25 (684.4800 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (346.2744 · Backyard) | 15 / 25 (678.7428 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 10 / 42 (690.7656 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (332.4916 · Backyard) | 1 / 45 (699.3944 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 4 / 17 (333.6112 · Backyard) | 12 / 17 (690.7656 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 3 / 19 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 13 / 19 (677.0172 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 1 / 29 (350.8572 · Backyard) | 2 / 29 (701.0856 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2 / 34 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 4 / 34 (691.9428 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 11 (342.8228 · Backyard) | 6 / 11 (690.2176 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 6 / 12 (338.2400 · Backyard) | 9 / 12 (667.3144 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 9 / 40 (339.3828 · Backyard) | 19 / 40 (679.9200 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 1 / 51 (353.7144 · Backyard) | 26 / 51 (671.9084 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 / 16 (518.8460 · Backyard) | 5 / 16 (685.0400 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 11 / 19 (334.8000 · Backyard) | 5 / 19 (689.0628 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 14 / 20 (675.3256 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 46 (518.8112 · Backyard) | 17 / 46 (686.7656 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 53 (498.2400 · Backyard) | 8 / 53 (693.1200 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 5 / 13 (342.8228 · Backyard) | 7 / 13 (685.6000 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | 6 / 14 (338.2056 · Backyard) | 7 / 14 (675.8856 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 103 / 111 (647.2224) | 34 / 111 (685.0400) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | 7 / 15 (507.9200 · Backyard) | 5 / 15 (688.5028 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | 6 / 18 (505.6456 · Backyard) | 7 / 18 (685.0972 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 11 / 34 (335.9428 · Backyard) | 8 / 34 (691.9200 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 13 / 47 (329.0856 · Backyard) | 2 / 47 (698.8344 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 10 / 40 (498.7196 · Backyard) | 2 / 40 (696.5144 · Master) | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 / 46 (505.6228 · Backyard) | 16 / 46 (676.4684 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 14 / 33 (475.9084 · Backyard) | 18 / 33 (680.4456 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) | 5 / 20 (495.9656 · Backyard) | 16 / 20 (653.0628 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove | 8 / 53 (314.7996 · Backyard) | 13 / 53 (665.6912 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |