Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
2019-10-18 – 2019-10-19 · Nelsonville, OH · State championship
Reps: SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD
Grand Champion: Historic BBQ (689.6344) · 28 teams
Entries
28
5 categories
Top score
689.6344
Winning margin
0.5260
GC over RC
Field average
659.98
median 664.17
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0512
what a walk cost here
Field spread
180.0232
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1515
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5260 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 | 36 | 705.1544 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 2015-10-16 | 36 | 702.3204 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2016-10-14 | 37 | 692.4912 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2017-10-20 | 39 | 696.5140 | 4:20 Q | |
| 2018-10-19 | 28 | 697.6340 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2019-10-18 ← this one | Nelsonville, OH | 28 | 689.6344 | Historic BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Nelsonville, OH | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Steak
14 entries · top 170.3200 · median 154.5886
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4288
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9944
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 689.6344 · median 664.1660
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 173.7144 · median 166.5314
Master Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.8170