Oct 16–17, 2015 · Nelsonville, OH
GREY STREET BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival on October 16, 2015 in Nelsonville, OH, scoring 702.3204 in a field of 36 teams. THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6572. Category winners: Chicken — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — GREY STREET BBQ (178.8572); Pork — GREY STREET BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — HISTORIC BBQ (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ; 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, 2014 to 2019 — 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 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6632 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
GREY STREET BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 6 tracked editions
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and BARK BROTHERS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ and FOOMANCHOO BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ and Cockeye BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GREY STREET BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
GREY STREET BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 17th.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 176.5828 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2014 | Nelsonville, OH | Nelsonville, OH 45764 | 36 | 705.1544 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | HISTORIC BBQ |
| Oct 16, 2015 ← this one | Nelsonville, OH | Nelsonville, OH 45764 | 36 | 702.3204 | GREY STREET BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Sq. | 37 | 692.4912 | GREY STREET BBQ | HISTORIC BBQ |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Square | 39 | 696.5140 | 4:20 Q | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Square | 28 | 697.6340 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Square | 28 | 689.6344 | Historic BBQ | BAD HABIT BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Nelsonville, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
36 entries · top 702.3204 · median 669.0688
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5428
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6800
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1372
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4516