Head-to-head
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ vs THE BBQ BUS
18 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data · 1 dead level
2 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Contests | 188 |
| 16 | Grand champs | 15 |
| 30 | Category wins | 47 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 16 |
| 186.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 102.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 15% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±17.74% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 2 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Pork (8 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Brisket (4 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores 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) 3 times — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 3 times — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.27 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 9.1660 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | THE BBQ BUS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 / 125 (353.1200 · Backyard) | 28 / 125 (693.0628 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 184 / 401 (679.3600) | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 36 (350.2744 · Backyard) | 30 / 36 (666.1372 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 / 36 (352.0000 · Backyard) | 5 / 36 (687.9316 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 / 49 (350.2628 · Backyard) | 31 / 49 (668.4228 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 5 / 100 (350.2512 · Backyard) | 33 / 100 (689.0628 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 18 / 444 (699.3828) | 114 / 444 (686.1940) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 1 / 93 (357.1428 · Backyard) | 18 / 93 (693.6228 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 9 / 60 (341.6340 · Backyard) | 22 / 60 (689.0744 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 147 / 487 (682.1828) | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 / 40 (346.8228 · Backyard) | 10 / 40 (682.7888 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 8 / 43 (336.5028 · Backyard) | 3 / 43 (693.1088 · Master) | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 36 (332.4800 · Backyard) | 8 / 36 (686.1712 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2 / 25 (333.0512 · Backyard) | 5 / 25 (687.9084 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 6 / 36 (330.7772 · Backyard) | 13 / 36 (678.1832 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 4 / 60 (670.8344 · Backyard) | 11 / 60 (690.7768 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 1 / 44 (333.6572 · Backyard) | 9 / 44 (679.3260 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 1 / 25 (341.6800 · Backyard) | 2 / 25 (697.6572 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 1 / 49 (348.5600 · Backyard) | 2 / 49 (689.6804 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 3 / 45 (346.2628 · Backyard) | 3 / 45 (681.6112 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 4 / 52 (337.6800 · Backyard) | 9 / 52 (677.0624 · Master) | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |