Head-to-head
Family Tradition BBQ vs Chester's Twisted Que
3 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Family Tradition BBQ | Chester's Twisted Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 20 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 0 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 187.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 191.6% |
| 102.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 99% |
| top 50% | Avg finish | top 40% |
| ±26.82% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±21.36% |
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 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 0 | Pork (2 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 3 times — Chester's Twisted Que leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — Chester's Twisted Que leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 19.47 points at Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-26)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5256 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2026-03-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Family Tradition BBQ | Chester's Twisted Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 17 / 28 (336.5144) | 8 / 28 (346.8460) | Chester's Twisted Que |
| 2026-06-26 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 19 (347.4056) | 12 / 19 (327.9312) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 10 / 17 (673.6000) | 1 / 17 (689.6228) | Chester's Twisted Que |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 42 (342.8000) | 3 / 42 (351.9772) | Chester's Twisted Que |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 10 / 33 (343.3712) | 11 / 33 (342.8456) | Family Tradition BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 9 / 16 (342.8000) | 8 / 16 (342.8000) | Chester's Twisted Que |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 12 / 18 (338.8116) | 1 / 18 (349.7028) | Chester's Twisted Que |
| 2025-06-20 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 20 (334.2056) | 4 / 20 (346.2856) | Chester's Twisted Que |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 22 / 49 (333.0744) | 13 / 49 (342.8000) | Chester's Twisted Que |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 37 / 42 (326.7772) | 41 / 42 (321.1316) | Family Tradition BBQ |