Head-to-head
Family Tradition BBQ vs SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES
1 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Family Tradition BBQ | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 32 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 0 | Category wins | 1 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 187.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 102.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 42% |
| ±26.82% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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)
| Family Tradition BBQ | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Pork (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 3.38 points at King of the Corn (2025-05-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.3828 points at King of the Corn (2025-05-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Family Tradition BBQ | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 10 / 17 (673.6000 · Backyard) | 7 / 17 (682.1716 · Master) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 42 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 20 / 42 (679.3144 · Master) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 25 / 33 (673.6572) | 22 / 33 (677.0400) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 49 (333.0744 · Backyard) | 11 / 49 (681.0400 · Master) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 37 / 42 (326.7772 · Backyard) | 16 / 42 (677.0976 · Master) | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES |