A Family Tradition BBQ FL
Rating
1498
peak 1503
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-03-16
latest 2025-03-14
Best ToY finish
#260
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.57 · weakest Brisket (146.20)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
K-Dub's Barbecue has finished one call ahead of A Family Tradition BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds (2024-03-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.0344 | 151.9544 | 157.99 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 154.2284 | 153.6800 | 153.95 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 153.7028 | 158.57 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148.4916 | 143.9084 | 146.20 | top 43% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in FL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 311.95
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 305.6344 | 305.63 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318.2628 | 318.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 8 / 15 (305.6344) | 8 (151.9544) | 7 (153.6800) | 5 (153.7028) | 8 (148.4916) |
| 2024-03-16 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 5 / 15 (318.2628) | 4 (164.0344) | 6 (154.2284) | 5 (163.4400) | 5 (143.9084) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #292 (128 pts) | #293 (128 pts) | #296 (138 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #260 (156 pts) | #240 (181 pts) | #279 (146 pts) | — | — |