Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs LEM'S MEAT VARNISH
19 head-to-head wins
Met
36 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 70 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 19 | Category wins | 11 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.4% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 107.8% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±21.93% |
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 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chicken (36 meetings) | 11 |
| 20 | Pork Ribs (36 meetings) | 16 |
| 6 | Pork (15 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 2 times — LEM'S MEAT VARNISH leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.18 points at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2019-06-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard (2021-11-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 12 / 20 (681.0628 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (518.8460) | 11 / 18 (509.6344) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 20 (519.9544) | 17 / 20 (501.6000) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 12 (316.4572) | 7 / 12 (328.5144) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 3 / 20 (342.2516) | 2 / 20 (342.8000) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 / 15 (510.7540) | 5 / 15 (505.6228) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 5 / 13 (342.8228) | 9 / 13 (335.9428) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | 6 / 14 (338.2056) | 2 / 14 (349.6916) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 3 / 33 (346.2284) | 2 / 33 (346.2400) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-10-29 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ | 3 / 12 (346.2168) | 7 / 12 (341.6456) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 2 / 15 (345.0972) | 4 / 15 (342.8344) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 10 / 15 (338.8460) | 15 / 15 (326.7888) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (509.0400) | 1 / 18 (519.9428) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 19 (498.7544) | 3 / 19 (504.4912) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 4 / 20 (332.5144) | 5 / 20 (331.9888) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 3 / 24 (348.5600) | 7 / 24 (339.3712) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 18 (345.7260) | 9 / 18 (330.7656) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 5 / 54 (339.3716) | 11 / 54 (333.6456) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 9 / 15 (328.0116) | 13 / 15 (313.1088) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 11 / 18 (329.0856) | 2 / 18 (344.5256) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 4 / 28 (339.3600) | 8 / 28 (331.3372) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 12 / 15 (331.9656) | 2 / 15 (345.6800) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | 7 / 15 (507.9200) | 10 / 15 (494.7428) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | 6 / 18 (505.6456) | 2 / 18 (511.4172) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 5 / 40 (333.0512) | 4 / 40 (337.1428) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 11 / 34 (335.9428) | 6 / 34 (339.9772) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 13 / 47 (329.0856) | 9 / 47 (334.7884) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 10 / 40 (498.7196) | 8 / 40 (500.4916) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 / 46 (505.6228) | 12 / 46 (495.9088) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q | 11 / 33 (488.4684) | 6 / 33 (502.1944) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 14 / 33 (475.9084) | 8 / 33 (493.0172) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | 2 / 17 (346.8344) | 7 / 17 (340.5028) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 7 / 19 (327.9084) | 3 / 19 (334.7656) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 4 / 59 (332.5260) | 5 / 59 (331.9888) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) | 5 / 20 (495.9656) | 7 / 20 (484.4456) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 8 / 31 (306.7660) | 3 / 31 (331.9428) | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH |