Head-to-head
Family Tradition BBQ vs Big Bear BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
3 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
Big Bear BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Family Tradition BBQ | Big Bear BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 39 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 0 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 187.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 189.7% |
| 102.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.8% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 41% |
| ±26.82% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.01% |
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 | Big Bear BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (3 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (3 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Pork (1 meetings) | 0 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 9.27 points at SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) (2026-05-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0340 points at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) (2026-07-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Family Tradition BBQ | Big Bear BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 17 / 28 (336.5144) | 16 / 28 (336.5484) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 10 / 17 (673.6000) | 4 / 17 (682.8688) | Big Bear BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 10 / 33 (343.3712) | 21 / 33 (336.4912) | Family Tradition BBQ |