Head-to-head
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue vs HotMess BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Contests | 77 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 19 | Category wins | 16 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 146.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.1% |
| 103.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±19.29% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.75% |
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 | HotMess BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 8 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 12 |
| 10 | Pork (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 1 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 3 times — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — HotMess BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 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: 36.08 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2025-03-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2026-03-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | HotMess BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 20 / 35 (673.6000) | 4 / 35 (693.6228) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 13 / 36 (693.0740) | 15 / 36 (692.5028) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 26 / 40 (677.6116) | 8 / 40 (693.0628) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 14 / 30 (675.2568) | 2 / 30 (692.5260) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 14 / 25 (681.0288) | 3 / 25 (694.2288) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 19 / 25 (674.7656) | 13 / 25 (686.7544) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 4 / 21 (685.0284) | 9 / 21 (675.9088) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 11 / 28 (679.8512) | 17 / 28 (669.6000) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 39 / 43 (670.7660) | 2 / 43 (706.8460) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 / 45 (693.0740) | 20 / 45 (682.7544) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 9 / 11 (337.6688 · Backyard) | 2 / 11 (697.6800 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 4 / 13 (347.9656 · Backyard) | 1 / 13 (695.9084 · Master) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 3 / 28 (346.2400 · Backyard) | 4 / 28 (694.7772 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 1 / 27 (354.2972 · Backyard) | 18 / 27 (682.1712 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 3 / 25 (348.5140 · Backyard) | 10 / 25 (683.9432 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 2 / 25 (346.2744 · Backyard) | 5 / 25 (690.8116 · Master) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 20 (528.5372) | 9 / 20 (514.7772) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 24 (518.2172) | 6 / 24 (518.8000) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 9 / 40 (339.3828) | 5 / 40 (342.8456) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 1 / 51 (353.7144) | 13 / 51 (335.3716) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 11 / 19 (334.8000) | 5 / 19 (338.2744) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | 4 / 20 (339.3712) | 3 / 20 (345.6684) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 46 (518.8112) | 3 / 46 (516.5144) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 11 / 53 (498.2400) | 9 / 53 (502.7884) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 7 / 42 (508.4568) | 4 / 42 (512.4684) | HotMess BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 6 / 54 (508.5144) | 17 / 54 (502.2400) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 5 / 54 (339.3716) | 17 / 54 (329.0856) | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |