Marietta River City BBQ
2024-04-26 – 2024-04-27 · Marietta, OH · 📍 Washington County Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $5,200.00
Grand Champion: Chunky BBQ (705.6800) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CONVICTED PIGS BBQ
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CHUNKY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
CHUNKY BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: BEER TIME BBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BEER TIME BBQ edged CHUNKY BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: Freedom Meat Repeat edged Jsmoke BBQ & Catering by 0.0116.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-12 | Marietta, OH 43724 | 17 | 705.1432 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 2016-06-10 | Marietta, OH | 20 | 695.3716 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 2017-06-09 | 922 Front St.( Washington County Fairgrounds) | 16 | 698.2400 | CONTAGIOUS Q | BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE | |
| 2018-06-08 | 922 Front St.( Washington County Fairgrounds) | 11 | 695.9544 | CONTAGIOUS Q | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 2019-04-26 | Marietta, OH | 922 Front St.( Washington County Fairgrounds) | 26 | 686.8228 | Slippery Pete's BBQ | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 29 | 695.9884 | Under the Radar | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 25 | 698.8000 | Peace, Love & Smokiness | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 42 | 701.6800 | High on the Hog | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 18 | 178.8572 | The BBQ Bus | — |
| 2024-04-26 ← this one | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 13 | 705.6800 | Chunky BBQ | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 6 | 180.0000 | Chunky BBQ | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 10 | 702.8460 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | T & S BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Marietta, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 15 | 696.5716 | Beer Time BBQ | Freedom Meat Repeat |
| 2026-04-24 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 11 | 176.5600 | Puddleduck BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 172.5716 | 161.0856 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 159.3828 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 170.2972 | 159.9428 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.2628 | 162.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 705.6800 · median 671.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 4 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 7 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 9 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 10 | Jsmoke BBQ & Catering | |
| 11 | U 2 Can Que | |
| 12 | First Due Que | |
| 13 | Big Willy's BBQ |
Chicken
13 entries · top 174.8456 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 3 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 7 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 9 | Jsmoke BBQ & Catering | |
| 10 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 11 | Big Willy's BBQ | |
| 12 | First Due Que | |
| 13 | U 2 Can Que |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 2 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 7 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 8 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 9 | U 2 Can Que | |
| 10 | Big Willy's BBQ | |
| 11 | Jsmoke BBQ & Catering | |
| 12 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 13 | First Due Que |
Pork
13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 4 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 6 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 8 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 9 | Jsmoke BBQ & Catering | |
| 10 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Big Willy's BBQ | |
| 12 | First Due Que | |
| 13 | U 2 Can Que |
Brisket
13 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 4 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 8 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 9 | Lock 44 BBQ | |
| 10 | U 2 Can Que | |
| 11 | First Due Que | |
| 12 | Jsmoke BBQ & Catering | |
| 13 | Big Willy's 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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 2 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Taken Care of BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 6 | First Due Que | |
| 7 | U 2 Can Que | |
| 8 | Jsmoke BBQ & Catering |