Aug 30–31, 2019 · Hilliard, OH · 📍 4951 Northwest PKWY · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $5,100
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival on August 30, 2019 in Hilliard, OH at 4951 Northwest PKWY, scoring 692.5144 in a field of 28 teams. ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0400. Category winners: Chicken — CONVICTED PIGS BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE (175.4172); Pork — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — ONE2BBQ (174.2628). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by EXTRA MILE BBQ.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GREY STREET BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ and SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ and ONE2BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW and SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: EXTRA MILE BBQ (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2018 | Hilliard, OH | 4951 Northwest PKWY | 33 | 699.3944 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ |
| Aug 30, 2019 ← this one | Hilliard, OH | 4951 Northwest PKWY | 28 | 692.5144 | Slippery Pete's BBQ | ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.8456 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 172 | 170.2512 |
28 entries · top 692.5144 · median 675.5884
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.5486
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.4000
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9656
28 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.3942
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
8 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 2 | Black Swamp BBQ | |
| 3 | FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKE | |
| 4 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 8 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ |