Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
5 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data · 1 dead level
2 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 70 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 19 | Category wins | 11 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.82% |
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 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 2 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 2 |
| 5 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.55 points at WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship (2025-06-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (2026-07-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 20 / 35 (673.6000) | 21 / 35 (673.5884) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 14 / 16 (654.0912) | 7 / 16 (679.8856) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 9 / 34 (689.0512) | 27 / 34 (667.2800) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship | 7 / 11 (679.8856) | 1 / 11 (707.4404) | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 3 / 28 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 23 / 28 (675.3028 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 1 / 27 (354.2972 · Backyard) | 19 / 27 (680.5028 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 21 / 30 (664.4572) | 22 / 30 (661.6112) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-06-07 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 / 13 (345.1200 · Backyard) | 2 / 13 (695.3828 · Master) | Dead level |