Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs Bowmans Butt & BBQ
20 head-to-head wins
Met
39 times in the data · 1 dead level
18 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 70 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 19 | Category wins | 23 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 179.8% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.3% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.29% |
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 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chicken (39 meetings) | 17 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 23 |
| 6 | Pork (18 meetings) | 12 |
| 3 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 4 times — Bowmans Butt & BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.70 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2021-03-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 (2020-08-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 20 / 35 (673.6000) | 5 / 35 (693.0512) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 13 / 36 (693.0740) | 22 / 36 (682.1484) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 26 / 40 (677.6116) | 23 / 40 (678.7200) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 9 / 11 (337.6688 · Backyard) | 7 / 11 (688.4800 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 4 / 13 (347.9656 · Backyard) | 4 / 13 (693.0512 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 21 / 30 (664.4572) | 7 / 30 (683.3372) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (346.2744 · Backyard) | 3 / 25 (694.2516 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 4 / 17 (333.6112 · Backyard) | 9 / 17 (692.5028 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 3 / 19 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 11 / 19 (683.3368 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 11 (342.8228 · Backyard) | 7 / 11 (689.6344 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 6 / 12 (338.2400 · Backyard) | 5 / 12 (687.3712 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 11 / 19 (334.8000 · Backyard) | 8 / 19 (683.3600 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 7 / 20 (685.6228 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 3 / 20 (342.2516 · Backyard) | 5 / 20 (691.9312 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 5 / 13 (342.8228 · Backyard) | 9 / 13 (680.4456 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | 6 / 14 (338.2056 · Backyard) | 4 / 14 (686.2176 · Master) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 3 / 33 (346.2284) | 4 / 33 (343.9544) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 2 / 15 (345.0972) | 7 / 15 (341.6572) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 10 / 15 (338.8460) | 1 / 15 (345.7028) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (509.0400) | 11 / 18 (504.4916) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 19 (498.7544) | 2 / 19 (506.7656) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 4 / 20 (332.5144) | 9 / 20 (328.5372) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 3 / 24 (348.5600) | 4 / 24 (347.4284) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 5 / 54 (339.3716) | 1 / 54 (343.9428) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 4 / 28 (339.3600) | 6 / 28 (337.6572) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 12 / 15 (331.9656) | 13 / 15 (330.2516) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | 7 / 15 (507.9200) | 2 / 15 (519.3712) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | 6 / 18 (505.6456) | 1 / 18 (521.0972) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 11 / 34 (335.9428) | 4 / 34 (340.5256) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 13 / 47 (329.0856) | 3 / 47 (342.8228) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 10 / 40 (498.7196) | 1 / 40 (519.4172) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 / 46 (505.6228) | 2 / 46 (509.6456) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q | 11 / 33 (488.4684) | 18 / 33 (467.8172) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 14 / 33 (475.9084) | 13 / 33 (476.9484) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | 2 / 17 (346.8344) | 4 / 17 (342.8000) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 7 / 19 (327.9084) | 8 / 19 (327.8856) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 4 / 59 (332.5260) | 6 / 59 (331.9312) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) | 5 / 20 (495.9656) | 2 / 20 (505.0512) | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 8 / 31 (306.7660) | 10 / 31 (303.9084) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |