Jun 12–13, 2015 · Marietta, OH
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Marietta River City BBQ on June 12, 2015 in Marietta, OH, scoring 705.1432 in a field of 17 teams. 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2400. Category winners: Chicken — 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS (177.7372); Pork — ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 14 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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, 2015 to 2026 — 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.
2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS holds the KCBS record for the 180 grand slam — 4 different meats scored perfect in, first in 2015 · 4 contests to complete the set, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 13th tracked contest.
2 of 14 tracked editions
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: GAME ON BBQ and TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ edged Smoke'm If You Got 'em BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 5–6: ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ edged PIT"SBURGH SMOKERS by 0.0344.
2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2015 ← this one | 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 | 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 | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.7372 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 170.2628 | 163.9544 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2972 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8456 | 165.7144 |
17 entries · top 705.1432 · median 658.2288
16 entries · top 180 · median 169.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
17 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5372
17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1200
16 entries · top 180 · median 169.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180