Head-to-head
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS vs Darty-Q
11 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | Darty-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 36 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 2 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.7% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±1.57% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.86% |
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)
| GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | Darty-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 10 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 11 |
| 9 | Pork (16 meetings) | 7 |
| 10 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 5 times — GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 3 times — GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.87 points at Smoketoberfest (2019-10-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6568 points at King of the Corn (2024-05-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | Darty-Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 23 / 49 (675.8740) | 38 / 49 (662.7088) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 289 / 444 (665.0168) | 209 / 444 (677.6112) | Darty-Q |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 8 / 36 (686.7656) | 9 / 36 (685.1088) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 11 / 42 (680.4800) | 13 / 42 (678.1940) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 127 / 211 (680.4224) | 187 / 211 (667.3028) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 152 / 487 (681.6344) | 217 / 487 (675.8512) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | 17 / 27 (668.4572) | 21 / 27 (658.1372) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 22 / 45 (678.7772) | 36 / 45 (654.1944) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 1 / 47 (699.4288) | 19 / 47 (677.0396) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn | 27 / 36 (661.6000) | 8 / 36 (680.5028) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-04-22 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 24 / 29 (649.5084) | 11 / 29 (672.4112) | Darty-Q |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 9 / 48 (687.8968) | 29 / 48 (672.4684) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) | 11 (165.6916) | 14 (163.9884) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 29 / 35 (651.8744) | 10 / 35 (671.3944) | Darty-Q |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff | 17 / 26 (663.3484) | 10 / 26 (673.0860) | Darty-Q |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 14 / 32 (663.2796) | 1 / 32 (687.9656) | Darty-Q |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 24 / 49 (670.8000) | 39 / 49 (623.9320) | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |