Jul 20, 2024 · Dowagiac, MI · 📍 200 Depot Dr
Reps: Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $2,200
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ won Grand Champion at the Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) on July 20, 2024 in Dowagiac, MI at 200 Depot Dr, scoring 352.5484 in a field of 23 teams. Skinny Pig BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 349.7028. Category winners: Chicken — Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que (176.5600); Pork Ribs — Skinny Pig BBQ (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Silver Creek Barbecue; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 5–6: Porkasaurus Rex BBQ and HESSHOGS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ edged HESSHOGS by 0.0228.
Skinny Pig BBQ turned in 178.2972 in pork ribs — past the 176.0116 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2023 | Dowagiac, MI | 200 Depot Dr | 16 | 350.9032 | Silver Creek Barbecue |
| Jul 20, 2024 ← this one | Dowagiac, MI | 200 Depot Dr | 23 | 352.5484 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Dowagiac, MI | 200 Depot DrIVE | 17 | 354.2972 | BBQ Mike |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 167.9888 |
23 entries · top 352.5484 · median 335.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | HESSHOGS | |
| 4 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 5 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 6 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 7 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Collins Custom BBQ | |
| 10 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 11 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 12 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 13 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | 401-Q | |
| 15 | Preacher's Barbecue | |
| 16 | Smoky J's BBQ | |
| 17 | Trevino Bros BBQ | |
| 18 | Monster Pit BBQ | |
| 19 | Dirty Shirt BBQ | |
| 20 | Up in Smoke | |
| 21 | Sauced Up | |
| 22 | C&C Grill House | |
| 23 | Twisted Bee |
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 2 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 3 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 6 | HESSHOGS | |
| 7 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 10 | Collins Custom BBQ | |
| 11 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 12 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 13 | Monster Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | 401-Q | |
| 15 | Preacher's Barbecue | |
| 16 | Dirty Shirt BBQ | |
| 17 | Twisted Bee | |
| 18 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Up in Smoke | |
| 20 | Trevino Bros BBQ | |
| 21 | C&C Grill House | |
| 22 | Smoky J's BBQ | |
| 23 | Sauced Up |
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 6 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | Smoky J's BBQ | |
| 8 | Collins Custom BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 10 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 11 | Trevino Bros BBQ | |
| 12 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 13 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 14 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 15 | Preacher's Barbecue | |
| 16 | 401-Q | |
| 17 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 18 | Up in Smoke | |
| 19 | Sauced Up | |
| 20 | Dirty Shirt BBQ | |
| 21 | Monster Pit BBQ | |
| 22 | C&C Grill House | |
| 23 | Twisted Bee |