Head-to-head
Family Tradition BBQ vs Big Racks BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Family Tradition BBQ | Big Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 77 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 0 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 187.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 102.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±26.82% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.06% |
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 Racks BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 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 — Big Racks BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 12.57 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2024-03-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 11.9884 points at King of the Corn (2025-05-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Family Tradition BBQ | Big Racks BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 10 / 17 (673.6000 · Backyard) | 5 / 17 (689.6228 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 42 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 18 / 42 (680.4684 · Master) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn | 25 / 33 (673.6572) | 10 / 33 (685.6456) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 49 (333.0744 · Backyard) | 21 / 49 (677.6228 · Master) | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 37 / 42 (326.7772) | 15 / 42 (339.3484) | Big Racks BBQ |