Team of the Year

Team profile

Family Tradition

  • IBCA
  • KCBS
  • MBN
  • 2014–2026

Listed under another spelling in the results: FAMILY TRADITION.

Contests
12
Grand Championships GC
0
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
1
Overall top 10s
3
Average overall score
448.012
Best overall score
635.876
Seasons active
2014–2026
Sanctioning bodies
IBCAKCBSMBN

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 35%

Entries
8
Firsts
0
Top 10s
5

Ribs

Typical finishTop 34%

Entries
9
Firsts
1
Top 10s
6

Pork

Typical finishTop 79%

Entries
3
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Brisket

Typical finishTop 39%

Entries
4
Firsts
0
Top 10s
2

Whole Hog

Typical finishTop 94%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Family Tradition Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2014 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 2 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 012 2014: 1 contest 1 2014 2015: 0 contests 2015 2016: 0 contests 2016 2017: 0 contests 2017 2018: 0 contests 2018 2019: 1 contest, 1 top 10 1 2019 2020: 0 contests 2020 2021: 0 contests 2021 2022: 0 contests 2022 2023: 1 contest 1 2023 2024: 1 contest 1 2024 2025: 0 contests 2025 2026: 2 contests, 2 top 10s 2 2026
Overall contests by year for Family Tradition
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2014100614.846
201910113
2023100635.876
2024100517.6
2026202453.376
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Family Tradition Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 635.876 in 2023. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. -2000200400600800 2014: average overall score 614.846 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019: average overall score 13 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023: average overall score 635.876 2023 2024: average overall score 517.6 2024 2025 2026: average overall score 453.376 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  • Posted: IBCA and MBN publish results but do not mark them official.
  1. 2ndRGC

    St. Jude Benefit Cook Off

    Oct 9, 2026IBCA Livingston, TX 27 teams

    Results status: Posted. Posted by IBCA. IBCA does not mark results official or unofficial.Posted by IBCA. IBCA does not mark results official or unofficial.
    566.26
  2. 6th

    Cruisin' and BBQin'

    Jul 31, 2026KCBS Hampton, IA 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    340.491
  3. 11th

    East Montgomery County Fair Assoc BBQ Cook off

    Sep 6, 2024IBCA New Caney, TX 107 teams

    Results status: Posted. Posted by IBCA. IBCA does not mark results official or unofficial.Posted by IBCA. IBCA does not mark results official or unofficial.
    517.6
  4. 38th

    Smoke on the Bricks

    Aug 25, 2023KCBS Baldwin City, KS 44 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    635.876
  5. 6th

    Luling Oil Museum Roughneck Chili & BBQ Cookoff

    Apr 5, 2019IBCA Luling, TX 50 teams

    Results status: Posted. Posted by IBCA. IBCA does not mark results official or unofficial.Posted by IBCA. IBCA does not mark results official or unofficial.
    13
  6. 64th

    City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

    Aug 30, 2014KCBS Bedford, TX 76 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    614.846

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