Head-to-head
Family Tradition BBQ vs SMOKEY GQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Family Tradition BBQ | SMOKEY GQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 61 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 0 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 187.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 102.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±26.82% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.42% |
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 GQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 3 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 2 times — SMOKEY GQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.20 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2026-04-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Family Tradition BBQ | SMOKEY GQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 17 / 28 (336.5144) | 10 / 28 (346.2516) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-06-26 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 19 (347.4056) | 4 / 19 (345.1200) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 42 (342.8000) | 12 / 42 (343.3828) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 10 / 33 (343.3712) | 16 / 33 (339.9312) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 9 / 16 (342.8000) | 5 / 16 (345.0972) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 12 / 18 (338.8116) | 9 / 18 (339.3944) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 20 (334.2056) | 3 / 20 (346.8916) | SMOKEY GQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 49 (333.0744) | 1 / 49 (354.2744) | SMOKEY GQ |