Grizzly BBQ Brawl
2026-06-26 – 2026-06-27 · Wellington, OH · 📍 Lorain County Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters TN (702.7884) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 JANKY LEG BBQ
Entries
39
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
702.7884
Winning margin
2.8340
GC over RC
Field average
654.01
median 677.05
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
687.3256
10th place overall
Field spread
393.2224
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
64%
of the 39 teams with a home region came from outside OH
Came back for more
45%
19 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Rooters-N-Tooters TN has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and Shiggin aint easy tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MAN MEAT BBQ and BEER TIME BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: JANKY LEG BBQ and THE BBQ BUS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Rooters-N-Tooters TN (won 2024), Beer Time BBQ (won 2025).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-06 | Wadsworth, OH | 840 Airport Drive | 30 | 693.6456 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | Buckeye Flavor |
| 2025-09-05 | Wellington, OH | Lorain County Fairgrounds | 42 | 702.8228 | Beer Time BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2026-06-26 ← this one | Wellington, OH | Lorain County Fairgrounds | 39 | 702.7884 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | JANKY LEG BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4628 | 172.6172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
39 entries · top 702.7884 · median 677.0512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | Team Cookie | |
| 7 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 13 | Dino-Q | |
| 14 | Salted Anchor | |
| 15 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 16 | Q-JITSU | |
| 17 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 18 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 19 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 20 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 22 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 23 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 24 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 25 | Quewedo | |
| 26 | Oui Oui Oui BBQ | |
| 27 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 28 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | Great Barrier Beef BBQ | |
| 30 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 31 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 32 | Pink Piggy BBQ | |
| 33 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 34 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 35 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 36 | J & J Smoke Factory | |
| 37 | SS Smoke Show | |
| 38 | Big Jim's BBQ Cooking Team | |
| 39 | Suckling Pig BBQ |
Chicken
39 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 2 | BooyaQ | |
| 3 | Dino-Q | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 12 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 13 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Quewedo | |
| 16 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 17 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 18 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 19 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 20 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 21 | Team Cookie | |
| 22 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 23 | Oui Oui Oui BBQ | |
| 24 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 25 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 26 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Pink Piggy BBQ | |
| 28 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 29 | Salted Anchor | |
| 30 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 31 | Q-JITSU | |
| 32 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | Great Barrier Beef BBQ | |
| 34 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 35 | Big Jim's BBQ Cooking Team | |
| 36 | Suckling Pig BBQ | |
| 37 | J & J Smoke Factory | |
| 38 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 39 | SS Smoke Show |
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dino-Q | |
| 2 | Team Cookie | |
| 3 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 9 | Salted Anchor | |
| 10 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 11 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 12 | Q-JITSU | |
| 13 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 16 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 18 | BooyaQ | |
| 19 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 20 | Oui Oui Oui BBQ | |
| 21 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 22 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 23 | Great Barrier Beef BBQ | |
| 24 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 25 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 26 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 27 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 28 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 29 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | Pink Piggy BBQ | |
| 31 | Big Jim's BBQ Cooking Team | |
| 32 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 34 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 35 | Quewedo | |
| 36 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 37 | J & J Smoke Factory | |
| 38 | SS Smoke Show |
Pork
37 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 6 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 10 | Q-JITSU | |
| 11 | Team Cookie | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | Great Barrier Beef BBQ | |
| 14 | Salted Anchor | |
| 15 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 18 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 19 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 20 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 21 | BooyaQ | |
| 22 | Oui Oui Oui BBQ | |
| 23 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Dino-Q | |
| 26 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 27 | Quewedo | |
| 28 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 29 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 30 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 31 | Pink Piggy BBQ | |
| 32 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 33 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 34 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 35 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 36 | SS Smoke Show | |
| 37 | J & J Smoke Factory |
Brisket
38 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 2 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 5 | Team Cookie | |
| 6 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | Q-JITSU | |
| 10 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 11 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 12 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 13 | Salted Anchor | |
| 14 | BooyaQ | |
| 15 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 16 | Quewedo | |
| 17 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Pink Piggy BBQ | |
| 20 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 22 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 23 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 24 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 25 | Dino-Q | |
| 26 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 27 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 28 | Great Barrier Beef BBQ | |
| 29 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 30 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 32 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 33 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 34 | Oui Oui Oui BBQ | |
| 35 | Suckling Pig BBQ | |
| 36 | J & J Smoke Factory | |
| 37 | SS Smoke Show | |
| 38 | Meat Stroke BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 179.4400 · median 175.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dino-Q | |
| 2 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 3 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 4 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Team Cookie | |
| 6 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 8 | Pink Piggy BBQ |
Ancillary — Griddle Master
14 entries · top 177.7144 · median 172.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 2 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Fat For A Reason BBQ | |
| 4 | Pink Piggy BBQ | |
| 5 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 6 | Dino-Q | |
| 7 | Team Cookie | |
| 8 | J & J Smoke Factory | |
| 9 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 11 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 12 | Great Barrier Beef BBQ | |
| 13 | JAYRHEA BBQ | |
| 14 | Freedom Meat Repeat |