Head-to-head
Family Tradition BBQ vs BootsBBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Family Tradition BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Family Tradition BBQ | BootsBBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 14 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 187.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.3% |
| 102.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.1% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 71% |
| ±26.82% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.84% |
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 | BootsBBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Pork (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — Family Tradition BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 times — Family Tradition BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 12.05 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6172 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2024-03-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Family Tradition BBQ | BootsBBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 42 (342.8000) | 22 / 42 (335.3600) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 9 / 16 (342.8000) | 12 / 16 (337.6456) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 12 / 18 (338.8116) | 15 / 18 (326.8344) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 49 (333.0744) | 34 / 49 (321.0284) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 37 / 42 (326.7772) | 36 / 42 (327.3944) | BootsBBQ |