Sep 6–7, 2024 · Wadsworth, OH · 📍 840 Airport Drive · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $4,500
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the Grizzly BBQ Brawl on September 6, 2024 in Wadsworth, OH at 840 Airport Drive, scoring 693.6456 in a field of 30 teams. Buckeye Flavor took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1544. Category winners: Chicken — SmokinGhost BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — TIRE SMOKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — KEVLAR BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Buckeye Flavor (176.0228). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 95% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4912 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 3 tracked editions
Rooters-N-Tooters TN has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8112 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Pork places 7–8: CIRCLE L BBQ and ALE YEAH BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ edged BBQ Maestros by 0.0116. Brisket places 7–8: BO B Q BBQ edged M A A D Meats BBQ by 0.0228.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2024 ← this one | Wadsworth, OH | 840 Airport Drive | 30 | 693.6456 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | Buckeye Flavor |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Wellington, OH | Lorain County Fairgrounds | 42 | 702.8228 | Beer Time BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Wellington, OH | Lorain County Fairgrounds | 39 | 702.7884 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5944 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 173.1428 | 170.8228 |
30 entries · top 693.6456 · median 670.4914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 3 | Poppa Pig | |
| 4 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 9 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 14 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 15 | Salted Anchor | |
| 16 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 17 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 18 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 19 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 20 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 21 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 22 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 23 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 24 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 25 | BLACK RIVER BBQ | |
| 26 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Quewedo | |
| 28 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 29 | Vegan Tears | |
| 30 | iBQ'n |
30 entries · top 180 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ | |
| 6 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 10 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 11 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 15 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 17 | BLACK RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 20 | Quewedo | |
| 21 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 22 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 23 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 24 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 25 | Salted Anchor | |
| 26 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 27 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 28 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 29 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 30 | Vegan Tears |
30 entries · top 180 · median 165.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 4 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 8 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 11 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ | |
| 13 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 14 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 15 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 18 | BLACK RIVER BBQ | |
| 19 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 20 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 21 | Salted Anchor | |
| 22 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 23 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 25 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 26 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 27 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 28 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 29 | Quewedo | |
| 30 | Vegan Tears |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 7 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 8 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 13 | Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ | |
| 14 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | Quewedo | |
| 17 | Salted Anchor | |
| 18 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 19 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 20 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 21 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 22 | BLACK RIVER BBQ | |
| 23 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 24 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 25 | Vegan Tears | |
| 26 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 27 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 28 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 29 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 30 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM |
29 entries · top 176.0228 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 2 | Uncle Toad's Competition BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 4 | Salted Anchor | |
| 5 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 6 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 7 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 8 | M A A D Meats BBQ | |
| 9 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 13 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 15 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 16 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 17 | Brisket Bones n Brews | |
| 18 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 19 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Poppa Pig | |
| 21 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 22 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 23 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 24 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 26 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 27 | BLACK RIVER BBQ | |
| 28 | Quewedo | |
| 29 | Vegan Tears |