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Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 2017

Oct 20–21, 2017 · Nelsonville, OH · 📍 Public Square

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4:20 Q
696.5140 · Master Series — Overall
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SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ
695.3828 · Master Series — Overall
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270 SMOKERS
691.3828 · Master Series — Overall

4:20 Q won Grand Champion at the Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival on October 20, 2017 in Nelsonville, OH at Public Square, scoring 696.5140 in a field of 39 teams. SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3828. Category winners: Chicken — 270 SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ (177.1772); Pork — ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — BRUTUS AND COMPANY (178.2972). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by GREY STREET BBQ; the next was held in 2018.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 178.86
  • Pork Ribs 177.18
  • Pork 176.56
  • Brisket 178.30
130.11 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

2014-10-17 — 705.1544 (CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ) 2015-10-16 — 702.3204 (GREY STREET BBQ) 2016-10-14 — 692.4912 (GREY STREET BBQ) 2017-10-20 — 696.5140 (4:20 Q) 2018-10-19 — 697.6340 (SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ) 2019-10-18 — 689.6344 (Historic BBQ) 696.51 2014 2019

Entries

39
4 judged meats

Top score

696.5140

Winning margin

1.1312
GC over RC

Field average

659.12
571.63696.51
median 661.63 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
2.8916 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.4056
571.63696.51
10th place overall

Field spread

124.8796
winner to last place

Most consistent

4:20 Q
avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 0.6172 pts — SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 48%
beats 52% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

51%
19 of 37 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ
rated 1804 pre-contest

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

1.1312 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 82% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

  • 4:20 Q
  • SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

4:20 Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 5th
  • Pork Ribs 9th
  • Pork 3rd
  • Brisket 5th

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 6 tracked editions

GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

  • 2015
  • 2016

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: 270 SMOKERS and HISTORIC BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ and BURNING PIG BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ and 270 SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 1–2 · tie
  • Pork 1–2 · tie
  • Pork 6–7 · tie
  • Brisket 1–2 · tie

The biggest field yet

39 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 36 teams

39 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 36.

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve 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 Nelsonville, OH Public Sq. 37 692.4912 GREY STREET BBQ HISTORIC BBQ
Oct 20, 2017 ← this one 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 — — — — —

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572174.8456171.9772
Pork Ribs177.1772173.7144171.9772
Pork176.5600173.1428170.8344
Brisket178.2972175.4056170.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

39 entries · top 696.5140 · median 661.6344

#TeamScore
1 4:20 Q 696.5140
2 SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ 695.3828
3 270 SMOKERS 691.3828
4 HISTORIC BBQ 684
5 WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ 683.9316
6 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 683.9084
7 BRUTUS AND COMPANY 682.7884
8 ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ 680.4684
9 SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM 679.9428
10 BURNING PIG BBQ 679.4056
11 FOOMANCHOO BBQ 676.4912
12 CHARLIE-QUE BBQ 675.9312
13 JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ 675.4284
14 Homeostasis BBQ 668.4572
15 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 667.8624
16 BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE 666.7428
17 SMOKING BAD 666.7316
18 Friday Night Smoke 663.2688
19 ELITIST SWINE 662.1828
20 Big Daddy Dave's BBQ 661.6344
21 PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS 661.5544
22 DOUBLE E SMOKERS 661.0860
23 ALE YEAH BBQ 659.2688
24 OUTLAW ATTITUDE BBQ 658.1600
25 SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ 656.9828
26 HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO 655.8628
27 BACKWOODS GRILLIN 650.8228
28 KRYPTONITE BBQ - OHIO 650.7084
29 CONVICTED PIGS BBQ 649.5200
30 Rocky Fork BBQ 646.0912
31 T&S BBQ 639.3028
32 Stacked Racks BBQ Co. 637.5888
33 CIRCLE L BBQ 637.5772
34 SMOKE RIDER 635.2344
35 The 5V BBQ 633.1200
36 BOGEY'S SMOKIN BBQ 628.9600
37 Flamable Fixins 622.6736
38 Burnie's Both Hands BBQ 607.2344
39 Hee Haw's BBQ 571.6344

Chicken

39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772

#TeamScore
1 270 SMOKERS 178.8572
2 HISTORIC BBQ 178.8572
3 WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ 176.5600
4 BRUTUS AND COMPANY 175.4056
5 4:20 Q 174.8456
6 SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ 174.2628
7 FOOMANCHOO BBQ 173.1316
8 SMOKE RIDER 173.1200
9 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 173.1084
10 SMOKING BAD 171.9772
11 Friday Night Smoke 170.8344
12 JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ 170.2856
13 Homeostasis BBQ 170.2628
14 BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE 169.7028
15 BURNING PIG BBQ 169.6800
16 SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ 169.6684
17 CHARLIE-QUE BBQ 168.5712
18 DOUBLE E SMOKERS 168.5488
19 T&S BBQ 167.9772
20 ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ 167.9772
21 BOGEY'S SMOKIN BBQ 167.4056
22 HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO 167.3828
23 ELITIST SWINE 165.1084
24 SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM 164.5484
25 Rocky Fork BBQ 164.5372
26 BACKWOODS GRILLIN 163.9772
27 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 162.2628
28 Hee Haw's BBQ 162.2516
29 PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS 162.2400
30 CIRCLE L BBQ 161.1428
31 KRYPTONITE BBQ - OHIO 160.5600
32 Big Daddy Dave's BBQ 160.5256
33 ALE YEAH BBQ 158.8000
34 CONVICTED PIGS BBQ 157.6572
35 Flamable Fixins 156.5712
36 Burnie's Both Hands BBQ 153.1200
37 The 5V BBQ 152.6400
38 Stacked Racks BBQ Co. 151.3828
39 OUTLAW ATTITUDE BBQ 151.3600

Pork Ribs

39 entries · top 177.1772 · median 166.8228

#TeamScore
1 SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ 177.1772
2 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 176.5600
3 PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS 174.2744
4 Friday Night Smoke 174.2628
5 KRYPTONITE BBQ - OHIO 173.7144
6 FOOMANCHOO BBQ 173.7028
7 270 SMOKERS 173.1656
8 ALE YEAH BBQ 172.5716
9 4:20 Q 172
10 Big Daddy Dave's BBQ 171.9772
11 CHARLIE-QUE BBQ 171.9772
12 HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO 171.4172
13 BURNING PIG BBQ 170.8800
14 DOUBLE E SMOKERS 170.8572
15 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 170.8456
16 HISTORIC BBQ 169.1428
17 WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ 168.5488
18 BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE 168.5372
19 SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM 167.4172
20 CONVICTED PIGS BBQ 166.8228
21 BACKWOODS GRILLIN 166.2972
22 SMOKING BAD 166.2400
23 Rocky Fork BBQ 165.6800
24 JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ 165.1200
25 SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ 165.1200
26 OUTLAW ATTITUDE BBQ 164.5600
27 ELITIST SWINE 164.5372
28 ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ 164.5256
29 Homeostasis BBQ 162.2400
30 CIRCLE L BBQ 161.1200
31 Stacked Racks BBQ Co. 158.2632
32 The 5V BBQ 157.0972
33 BRUTUS AND COMPANY 155.9428
34 SMOKE RIDER 154.7656
35 BOGEY'S SMOKIN BBQ 154.2172
36 T&S BBQ 154.2172
37 Flamable Fixins 143.3252
38 Burnie's Both Hands BBQ 141.6572
39 Hee Haw's BBQ 134.7888

Pork

39 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0856

#TeamScore
1 ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ 176.5600
2 BURNING PIG BBQ 176.5600
3 4:20 Q 174.2628
4 SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM 173.7144
5 BRUTUS AND COMPANY 173.1428
6 SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ 173.1200
7 270 SMOKERS 173.1200
8 JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ 172
9 SMOKING BAD 171.9772
10 HISTORIC BBQ 170.8344
11 CONVICTED PIGS BBQ 169.6800
12 PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS 169.6800
13 OUTLAW ATTITUDE BBQ 169.1200
14 Big Daddy Dave's BBQ 168.5600
15 ELITIST SWINE 168.5600
16 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 167.3828
17 CHARLIE-QUE BBQ 166.8112
18 BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE 165.6800
19 Homeostasis BBQ 165.1200
20 KRYPTONITE BBQ - OHIO 165.0856
21 HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO 164.5484
22 Rocky Fork BBQ 164.5256
23 Stacked Racks BBQ Co. 163.9772
24 Flamable Fixins 162.8344
25 ALE YEAH BBQ 161.6456
26 DOUBLE E SMOKERS 160.5600
27 FOOMANCHOO BBQ 160.5484
28 WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ 160.5256
29 T&S BBQ 159.4056
30 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 158.2284
31 CIRCLE L BBQ 157.6572
32 The 5V BBQ 157.1428
33 BACKWOODS GRILLIN 156.5484
34 SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ 155.9428
35 Burnie's Both Hands BBQ 154.2400
36 Friday Night Smoke 147.9088
37 BOGEY'S SMOKIN BBQ 145.6228
38 Hee Haw's BBQ 144.4800
39 SMOKE RIDER 143.9200

Brisket

39 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9772

#TeamScore
1 BRUTUS AND COMPANY 178.2972
2 WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ 178.2972
3 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 177.7028
4 SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ 175.4172
5 4:20 Q 175.4056
6 SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM 174.2628
7 OUTLAW ATTITUDE BBQ 173.1200
8 ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ 171.4056
9 Homeostasis BBQ 170.8344
10 Friday Night Smoke 170.2628
11 FOOMANCHOO BBQ 169.1084
12 CHARLIE-QUE BBQ 168.5716
13 JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ 168.0228
14 ALE YEAH BBQ 166.2516
15 The 5V BBQ 166.2400
16 270 SMOKERS 166.2400
17 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 165.6800
18 HISTORIC BBQ 165.1656
19 BACKWOODS GRILLIN 164
20 ELITIST SWINE 163.9772
21 Stacked Racks BBQ Co. 163.9656
22 SMOKE RIDER 163.4288
23 BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE 162.8228
24 BURNING PIG BBQ 162.2856
25 BOGEY'S SMOKIN BBQ 161.7144
26 SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ 161.6572
27 DOUBLE E SMOKERS 161.1200
28 Big Daddy Dave's BBQ 160.5716
29 Flamable Fixins 159.9428
30 Burnie's Both Hands BBQ 158.2172
31 T&S BBQ 157.7028
32 CIRCLE L BBQ 157.6572
33 SMOKING BAD 156.5372
34 PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS 155.3600
35 CONVICTED PIGS BBQ 155.3600
36 HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO 152.5144
37 KRYPTONITE BBQ - OHIO 151.3484
38 Rocky Fork BBQ 151.3484
39 Hee Haw's BBQ 130.1140

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