Marietta River City BBQ
2025-04-25 – 2025-04-26 · Marietta, OH · 📍 Washington County Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $4,700.00
Grand Champion: Sailor Nicks BBQ (702.8460) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 T & S BBQ
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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.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.9032 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Sailor Nicks BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🧹 A double category winner
Sailor Nicks BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: T & S BBQ and BEER TIME BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: CIRCLE L BBQ edged Tuff N Dry BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 4–5: Bigfoot Mountain BBQ edged T & S BBQ by 0.0116.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 | 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 ← this one | 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 | 176.0116 | 170.8228 | 153.0744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 171.4172 | 157.6572 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 169.1200 | 156.5260 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.7028 | 154.2172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 702.8460 · median 677.0688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 2 | T & S BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 5 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 7 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 8 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 9 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 10 | Tuff N Dry BBQ |
Chicken
10 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 2 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 3 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 4 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 5 | T & S BBQ | |
| 6 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 9 | Tuff N Dry BBQ | |
| 10 | Red and Black BBQ Shack |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 176.0116 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 2 | T & S BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 5 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 6 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 7 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 8 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Tuff N Dry BBQ | |
| 10 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ |
Pork
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 2 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 6 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 7 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 8 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 9 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 10 | Tuff N Dry BBQ |
Brisket
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 2 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Vegan Tears BBQ | |
| 6 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 7 | Freedom Meat Repeat | |
| 8 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 9 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 10 | Tuff N Dry BBQ |