Head-to-head
Not So Famous Dave's BBQ vs Top Gun Barbecue
5 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Not So Famous Dave's BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 93 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 5 | Category wins | 16 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.15% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.66% |
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)
| Not So Famous Dave's BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 10 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Pork (16 meetings) | 11 |
| 10 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 3 times — Not So Famous Dave's BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — Top Gun Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.14 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST (2022-09-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at Smoke in the Grove (2021-07-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ | Top Gun Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 203 / 505 (674.1824) | 38 / 505 (693.6456) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 21 / 249 (696.5944) | 203 / 249 (668.4568) | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 12 / 42 (694.2056) | 16 / 42 (688.4684) | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 24 / 54 (660.9824) | 12 / 54 (675.3712) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 13 / 50 (693.0744) | 10 / 50 (696.5140) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 53 (691.9316) | 3 / 53 (700.5028) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 4 / 31 (679.9544) | 19 / 31 (666.7660) | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 11 / 31 (664.5028) | 7 / 31 (669.6116) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 1 / 54 (692.5256) | 2 / 54 (692.5028) | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 24 / 59 (641.1316) | 10 / 59 (666.7540) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree | 10 / 30 (675.3028) | 6 / 30 (682.1944) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 11 / 46 (660.4344) | 6 / 46 (670.7084) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 5 / 34 (694.2172) | 1 / 34 (701.6688) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 6 / 30 (675.4172) | 2 / 30 (686.2628) | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 31 / 54 (654.7428) | 35 / 54 (651.9084) | Not So Famous Dave's BBQ |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 24 / 66 (657.6116) | 10 / 66 (665.6456) | Top Gun Barbecue |