Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs Ham Squad
11 head-to-head wins
Met
40 times in the data
29 head-to-head wins
Ham Squad has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Ham Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 100 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 13 |
| 19 | Category wins | 24 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.8% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 103.3% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.48% |
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 | Ham Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (40 meetings) | 21 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 21 |
| 9 | Pork (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 6 times — Ham Squad leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 4 times — Ham Squad leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — Ham Squad leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Ham Squad leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.22 points at Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5368 points at Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-08-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | Ham Squad | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 14 / 25 (681.0288) | 13 / 25 (682.7656) | Ham Squad |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 19 / 25 (674.7656) | 5 / 25 (689.6460) | Ham Squad |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 39 / 43 (670.7660) | 13 / 43 (691.3488) | Ham Squad |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 45 (693.0740) | 28 / 45 (676.4228) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 3 / 28 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 11 / 28 (689.0516 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 1 / 27 (354.2972 · Backyard) | 13 / 27 (685.0860 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 2 / 42 (702.8000 · Master) | Ham Squad |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (332.4916 · Backyard) | 11 / 45 (687.3716 · Master) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 10 / 49 (346.2284) | 1 / 49 (353.1200) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 65 / 91 (668.4112 · Master) | 1 / 91 (176.5828 · Other) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 / 27 (347.4056) | 13 / 27 (330.1944) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 6 / 29 (333.0972) | 2 / 29 (344.0000) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (518.8460) | 2 / 18 (524.5372) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 20 (519.9544) | 2 / 20 (522.8572) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 12 (316.4572) | 3 / 12 (337.6800) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 7 / 42 (508.4568) | 2 / 42 (515.9660) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 6 / 54 (508.5144) | 1 / 54 (516.5144) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 3 / 20 (342.2516) | 7 / 20 (334.2172) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 / 15 (510.7540) | 3 / 15 (507.4060) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 5 / 13 (342.8228) | 1 / 13 (347.3944) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | 6 / 14 (338.2056) | 1 / 14 (351.4172) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 3 / 33 (346.2284) | 27 / 33 (329.0628) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 103 / 111 (647.2224) | 84 / 111 (666.6740) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-10-29 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ | 3 / 12 (346.2168) | 2 / 12 (347.4056) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (509.0400) | 10 / 18 (505.0628) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 18 (345.7260) | 1 / 18 (346.2628) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 5 / 54 (339.3716) | 3 / 54 (343.4172) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 9 / 15 (328.0116) | 3 / 15 (337.1428) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 11 / 18 (329.0856) | 10 / 18 (334.8000) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 4 / 28 (339.3600) | 2 / 28 (341.0856) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 12 / 15 (331.9656) | 1 / 15 (347.9772) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | 7 / 15 (507.9200) | 3 / 15 (517.0972) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | 6 / 18 (505.6456) | 3 / 18 (507.9200) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 11 / 34 (335.9428) | 2 / 34 (341.6800) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 13 / 47 (329.0856) | 6 / 47 (341.0972) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 10 / 40 (498.7196) | 4 / 40 (505.6228) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 / 46 (505.6228) | 17 / 46 (487.8512) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | 2 / 17 (346.8344) | 10 / 17 (331.9544) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 7 / 19 (327.9084) | 6 / 19 (330.1944) | Ham Squad |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 4 / 59 (332.5260) | 7 / 59 (330.2744) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |