Head-to-head
PADDY MCQ'S vs OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
9 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| PADDY MCQ'S | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Contests | 211 |
| 8 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 38 | Category wins | 48 |
| 9 | Perfect 180s | 17 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 95% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 22% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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)
| PADDY MCQ'S | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 14 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 17 |
| 15 | Pork (27 meetings) | 12 |
| 10 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) 3 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 times — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.50 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2020-07-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6056 points at I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) (2022-09-02)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | PADDY MCQ'S | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 5 / 51 (697.6456) | 1 / 51 (709.1316) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 18 / 59 (686.8232) | 8 / 59 (690.8116) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 10 / 43 (693.6344) | 8 / 43 (699.3828) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 173 / 401 (681.0396) | 2 / 401 (707.9656) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 50 / 158 (691.9084) | 57 / 158 (690.7656) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 21 / 90 (693.0740) | 34 / 90 (690.2512) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 74 / 444 (690.2972) | 211 / 444 (677.5768) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 86 / 169 (684.4684) | 60 / 169 (689.6344) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 32 / 87 (683.8856) | 24 / 87 (685.6572) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 75 / 211 (686.8116) | 88 / 211 (685.7144) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 80 / 487 (688.4912) | 125 / 487 (683.9656) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 19 / 505 (696.5256) | 40 / 505 (693.1200) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 139 / 249 (679.3596) | 10 / 249 (701.0856) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | 8 / 22 (673.6228) | 6 / 22 (674.2284) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) | 8 (150.2972) | 4 (159.9540) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 8 / 41 (689.0512) | 7 / 41 (689.6572) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 14 / 48 (678.7656) | 22 / 48 (662.2060) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 / 40 (685.0284) | 11 / 40 (673.6344) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 11 / 40 (675.9200) | 4 / 40 (680.5260) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 25 / 35 (649.5544) | 6 / 35 (677.0516) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 20 / 28 (659.9316) | 13 / 28 (671.2684) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2020-07-30 | "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 11 / 18 (667.3140) | 10 / 18 (668.4228) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 5 / 30 (677.0860) | 16 / 30 (654.0796) | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 / 32 (675.9312) | 2 / 32 (682.8340) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | 8 / 36 (665.6228) | 7 / 36 (673.1084) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2019-07-27 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 5 / 33 (673.0512) | 4 / 33 (674.1484) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2019-07-05 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 8 / 32 (655.3144) | 4 / 32 (666.7424) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 19 / 54 (669.5772) | 3 / 54 (688.5028) | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |