Oct 14–15, 2016 · Nelsonville, OH · 📍 Public Sq.
GREY STREET BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival on October 14, 2016 in Nelsonville, OH at Public Sq., scoring 692.4912 in a field of 37 teams. HISTORIC BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9084. Category winners: Chicken — BRUTUS AND COMPANY (177.7028); Pork Ribs — VICTORY SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork — S & G BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — BRUTUS AND COMPANY (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by GREY STREET BBQ; the next was held in 2017.
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 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
GREY STREET BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
GREY STREET BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 6 tracked editions
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.8968 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 3–4: GREY STREET BBQ and THE VALPO BBQ CO. tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HISTORIC BBQ and TIRE SMOKE BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TEAM RINE-O and VELVET SMOKE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BRUTUS AND COMPANY won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
S & G BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GREY STREET BBQ (won 2015).
This contest usually draws about 36 teams
37 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 36.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| 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 | Nelsonville, OH | Nelsonville, OH 45764 | 36 | 702.3204 | GREY STREET BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2016 ← this one | 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 | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172.5944 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 169.1544 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.1316 | 171.9656 |
37 entries · top 692.4912 · median 665.0516
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5544
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7256
37 entries · top 180 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180