Head-to-head
BBQ MIKE vs WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| BBQ MIKE | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 112 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 16 |
| 7 | Category wins | 30 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 188.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 186.3% |
| 98.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.1% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 15% |
| ±16.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±17.74% |
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)
| BBQ MIKE | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 11 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 13 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 19.50 points at Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-05-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Best of the Midwest BBQ (2022-10-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ MIKE | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (334.7540) | 14 / 42 (342.2400) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 15 / 32 (327.9084) | 3 / 32 (343.9544) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 36 (353.1200) | 2 / 36 (353.7144) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 17 / 36 (332.5028) | 3 / 36 (350.2744) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 1 / 36 (354.2972) | 2 / 36 (352.0000) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 8 / 49 (345.0972) | 4 / 49 (350.2628) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 14 / 33 (341.0856) | 18 / 33 (335.3716) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-07-20 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 23 (341.6340) | 1 / 23 (352.5484) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 40 (333.6572) | 3 / 40 (345.6800) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (325.0512) | 3 / 37 (342.7884) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 41 (347.3944) | 2 / 41 (349.1200) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (333.0856) | 1 / 42 (351.9772) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 21 (341.0968) | 1 / 21 (354.2972) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 33 (342.8344) | 5 / 33 (336.5256) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 34 (498.1716) | 2 / 34 (517.6688) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 36 (332.4684) | 3 / 36 (332.4800) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 7 / 25 (323.9312) | 2 / 25 (333.0512) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 28 (326.2284) | 1 / 28 (345.1084) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |