Oct 18–19, 2019 · Nelsonville, OH · 📍 Public Square · State championship
Reps: Scott Grinstead, Steve Grinstead
HISTORIC BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival on October 18, 2019 in Nelsonville, OH at Public Square, scoring 689.6344 in a field of 28 teams. BAD HABIT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1084. Category winners: Chicken — MEAN MOE'S BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (177.1544); Pork — ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ (173.7144); Brisket — FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKE (178.8572). This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SLIPPERY PETE'S 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.
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 94% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5260 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
HISTORIC BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 6 tracked editions
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ and PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and FOOMANCHOO BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: MEAN MOE'S BBQ and Smitty's Real Pit BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (won 2018).
| 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 | 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 ← this one | Nelsonville, OH | Public Square | 28 | 689.6344 | Historic BBQ | BAD HABIT BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Nelsonville, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2972 | 168.5488 |
| Pork | 173.7144 | 171.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172 | 169.6912 |
28 entries · top 689.6344 · median 664.1660
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9944
28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.8170
28 entries · top 173.7144 · median 166.5314
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4288
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.
14 entries · top 170.3200 · median 154.5886