A new contest record
705.6800
highest overall ever cooked here
705.6800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.1432 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ set in 2015.
- old record 705.1432
- set 2015 by SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ
Marietta River City BBQ 2024
Apr 26–27, 2024 · Marietta, OH · 📍 Washington County Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $5,200
CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Marietta River City BBQ on April 26, 2024 in Marietta, OH at Washington County Fairgrounds, scoring 705.6800 in a field of 13 teams. CONVICTED PIGS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3944. Category winners: Chicken — Lock 44 BBQ (174.8456); Pork Ribs — BBQ Maestros (177.7144); Pork — CHUNKY BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — CHUNKY BBQ (178.8572). This is the 10th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by The BBQ Bus; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
607.86
median 671.89
705.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.85
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 178.86
134.19
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
13
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
705.6800
Winning margin
6.2856
GC over RC
Field average
664.28
607.86705.68
median 671.89 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2740 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
636.3660
607.86705.68
10th place overall
Field spread
97.8168
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,200
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.5 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 14 tracked editions
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.
- 2015
- 2019
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CHUNKY BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
CHUNKY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2015 | Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH 43724 | 17 | 705.1432 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | 20 | 695.3716 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | FOOMANCHOO BBQ |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Marietta, OH | 922 Front St.( Washington County Fairgrounds) | 16 | 698.2400 | CONTAGIOUS Q | BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Marietta, OH | 922 Front St.( Washington County Fairgrounds) | 11 | 695.9544 | CONTAGIOUS Q | 270 SMOKERS |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Marietta, OH | 922 Front St.( Washington County Fairgrounds) | 26 | 686.8228 | Slippery Pete's BBQ | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 29 | 695.9884 | Under the Radar | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 25 | 698.8000 | Peace, Love & Smokiness | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 42 | 701.6800 | High on the Hog | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 18 | 178.8572 | The BBQ Bus | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 ← this one | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 13 | 705.6800 | Chunky BBQ | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 6 | 180 | Chunky BBQ | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 10 | 702.8460 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | T & S BBQ |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Marietta, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Marietta, OH | Washington County Fairgrounds | 15 | 696.5716 | Beer Time BBQ | Freedom Meat Repeat |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 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 |