Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
10 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data · 1 dead level
12 head-to-head wins
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 130 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 19 | Category wins | 23 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2% |
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 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 8 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Pork (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 6 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 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: 23.54 points at 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open (2021-11-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.5940 points at Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) (2025-08-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 20 / 35 (673.6000) | 9 / 35 (691.3372) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 14 / 25 (681.0288) | 10 / 25 (685.6228) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 19 / 25 (674.7656) | 4 / 25 (690.2056) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 9 / 34 (689.0512) | 4 / 34 (695.3944) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 21 / 30 (664.4572) | 12 / 30 (678.1828) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 6 / 42 (694.2172 · Master) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 45 (332.4916 · Backyard) | 8 / 45 (689.0400 · Master) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 11 (342.8228 · Backyard) | 9 / 11 (682.1828 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 6 / 12 (338.2400 · Backyard) | 7 / 12 (686.1940 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 11 / 19 (334.8000 · Backyard) | 4 / 19 (689.1200 · Master) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 46 (518.8112 · Backyard) | 26 / 46 (678.1484 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 53 (498.2400 · Backyard) | 39 / 53 (666.1484 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 103 / 111 (647.2224) | 77 / 111 (670.7656) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 2 / 15 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 1 / 15 (694.7888 · Master) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 10 / 15 (338.8460 · Backyard) | 1 / 15 (699.4288 · Master) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | 4 / 20 (332.5144 · Backyard) | 2 / 20 (691.9884 · Master) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 3 / 24 (348.5600 · Backyard) | 7 / 24 (669.1088 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 4 / 28 (339.3600 · Backyard) | 4 / 28 (695.9084 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 10 / 40 (498.7196 · Backyard) | 20 / 40 (677.0628 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 / 46 (505.6228 · Backyard) | 13 / 46 (681.0512 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q | 11 / 33 (488.4684 · Backyard) | 17 / 33 (675.3372 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 14 / 33 (475.9084 · Backyard) | 19 / 33 (678.7772 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove | 8 / 53 (314.7996 · Backyard) | 17 / 53 (661.0284 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |