May 17–18, 2013 · West Chester, OH
MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL won Grand Champion at the Buckeye State BBQ Championship on May 17, 2013 in West Chester, OH, scoring 678.8572 in a field of 35 teams. VELVET SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2852. Category winners: Chicken — SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ (175.4286); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' IN THE D (174.2858); Pork — SMOKIN' IN THE D (176.5714); Brisket — VELVET SMOKE (174.2856). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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, 2013 to 2015 — 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 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5720 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Chicken places 8–9: MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL and ABLE ACRES BBQ tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: QUBED and VELVET SMOKE tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: GETTA QUE and WEQ4U tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKIN' IN THE D won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2013 ← this one | West Chester, OH | West Chester, OH | 35 | 678.8572 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | VELVET SMOKE |
| May 16, 2014 | West Chester, OH | West Chester, OH 45069 | 38 | 683.4172 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | Pappy Q |
| May 15, 2015 | West Chester, OH | West Chester, OH 45069 | 36 | 701.7372 | Nobody from Nowhere | VELVET SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4286 | 168.5712 | 165.7142 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2858 | 170.2856 | 165.7144 |
| Pork | 176.5714 | 169.7140 | 163.4286 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 169.7140 | 166.2856 |
35 entries · top 678.8572 · median 638.8574
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 2 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 3 | SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTA QUE | |
| 5 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 7 | HUG HOGS | |
| 8 | CHARCOAL MAFIA | |
| 9 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 10 | WEQ4U | |
| 11 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 12 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 13 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 14 | QUBED | |
| 15 | THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM | |
| 16 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 17 | Full Metal BBQ | |
| 18 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 20 | HONEY CREEK BARBECUE | |
| 21 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 22 | SMOKE & FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | Foomanchoo BBQ | |
| 24 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 25 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Smoke & Honey BBQ | |
| 27 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 28 | BUCKEYE BBQ | |
| 29 | Rub-a-Rib-Rib BBQ | |
| 30 | Williams BBQ | |
| 31 | Fumo Comedo | |
| 32 | REDSHEDBBQ.COM BBQ TEAM | |
| 33 | Tuggy Bear BBQ | |
| 34 | GIT N THE PIT | |
| 35 | GAME-ON BBQ TEAM |
35 entries · top 175.4286 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ | |
| 2 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 3 | Foomanchoo BBQ | |
| 4 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 5 | Full Metal BBQ | |
| 6 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 7 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 9 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 10 | HONEY CREEK BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Fumo Comedo | |
| 12 | HUG HOGS | |
| 13 | WEQ4U | |
| 14 | GETTA QUE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 16 | GIT N THE PIT | |
| 17 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 18 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | SMOKE & FIRE BBQ | |
| 20 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 21 | CHARCOAL MAFIA | |
| 22 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 23 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 24 | BUCKEYE BBQ | |
| 25 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 26 | QUBED | |
| 27 | Smoke & Honey BBQ | |
| 28 | Tuggy Bear BBQ | |
| 29 | GAME-ON BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | Williams BBQ | |
| 31 | THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM | |
| 32 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 33 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 34 | Rub-a-Rib-Rib BBQ | |
| 35 | REDSHEDBBQ.COM BBQ TEAM |
35 entries · top 174.2858 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 2 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 3 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 4 | QUBED | |
| 5 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 6 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 7 | CHARCOAL MAFIA | |
| 8 | GETTA QUE | |
| 9 | HUG HOGS | |
| 10 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 11 | SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ | |
| 12 | THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM | |
| 13 | Smoke & Honey BBQ | |
| 14 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 15 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 17 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 18 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 19 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 20 | Williams BBQ | |
| 21 | Rub-a-Rib-Rib BBQ | |
| 22 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 23 | WEQ4U | |
| 24 | Full Metal BBQ | |
| 25 | HONEY CREEK BARBECUE | |
| 26 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 28 | BUCKEYE BBQ | |
| 29 | Foomanchoo BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE & FIRE BBQ | |
| 31 | Tuggy Bear BBQ | |
| 32 | GIT N THE PIT | |
| 33 | REDSHEDBBQ.COM BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | GAME-ON BBQ TEAM | |
| 35 | Fumo Comedo |
35 entries · top 176.5714 · median 160
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 2 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 3 | GETTA QUE | |
| 4 | WEQ4U | |
| 5 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 6 | SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ | |
| 7 | CHARCOAL MAFIA | |
| 8 | GAME-ON BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 10 | QUBED | |
| 11 | REDSHEDBBQ.COM BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 13 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 14 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 15 | THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM | |
| 16 | HUG HOGS | |
| 17 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 19 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 20 | Foomanchoo BBQ | |
| 21 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE & FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 24 | Fumo Comedo | |
| 25 | HONEY CREEK BARBECUE | |
| 26 | BUCKEYE BBQ | |
| 27 | Tuggy Bear BBQ | |
| 28 | Full Metal BBQ | |
| 29 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 30 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 31 | Rub-a-Rib-Rib BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke & Honey BBQ | |
| 33 | Williams BBQ | |
| 34 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 35 | GIT N THE PIT |
35 entries · top 174.2856 · median 157.7140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 2 | GETTA QUE | |
| 3 | HUG HOGS | |
| 4 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 5 | CHARCOAL MAFIA | |
| 6 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 7 | SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ | |
| 8 | THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM | |
| 9 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 10 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 11 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 12 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 13 | WEQ4U | |
| 14 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 15 | QUBED | |
| 16 | SMOKE & FIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | Full Metal BBQ | |
| 18 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 19 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Rub-a-Rib-Rib BBQ | |
| 21 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 22 | HONEY CREEK BARBECUE | |
| 23 | REDSHEDBBQ.COM BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 25 | BUCKEYE BBQ | |
| 26 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 27 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 29 | Williams BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke & Honey BBQ | |
| 31 | Fumo Comedo | |
| 32 | Tuggy Bear BBQ | |
| 33 | Foomanchoo BBQ | |
| 34 | GIT N THE PIT | |
| 35 | GAME-ON BBQ TEAM |