Thyron Mathews Jr. was born and raised in a small town called Royal, Florida. Thyron Mathews Sr. & Pal Morgan raised Thyron to understand open pit BBQ. Splitting wood, mopping meat & tending to long open pit fires was a part of Thyron’s long list of responsibilities. Thyron learned the intricacy of what would become of his pitmaster career. In 1999, Thyron moved to Fayette, Iowa to attend Upper Iowa University. While attending UIU Thyron met the love of his life, Terrishane. Together, they created their brand, T&T BBQ. Starting out as a hobby for Charity & Church fundraisers, Thyron began to BBQ more often. Dominating BBQ competitions in NorthEast Iowa, Thyron realized how good his BBQ was and decided shortly after to start vending and catering different types of events. Thyron went on to compete on the Netflix series, Barbecue Showdown, as one of 8 contestants. Thyron’s vast knowledge and ability to adapt and overcome helped him become the show's BBQ Champion. Shortly after, Thyron decided to bottle his family’s legacy & share his family’s secrets with the world. You can now find those secrets at thyronmathews.com, @thyronmathew on IG, and @thyronmathews on TikTok.
