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KCBS in Ohio OH
88 tracked contests over 13.4 years,
629 teams on the scoresheets — the 27th busiest of 94 regions on file.
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At a glance
This season 5
contests in 2026 · 64 teams competing
Teams competed 629
distinct teams on record
Typical field 29
teams · biggest 49
Avg winning score 696.50
Master · of 720 · best 705.71
Avg category score 164.71
across 7,244 meat entries
Perfect 180s 45 🔥
6.2 per 1,000 entries
Grand champions 62
titles handed out here
State championships 28 🏅
on the calendar
Towns 21
39 venues · 47 recurring contests
Seasons on record 14
2013 – 2026
Published purses $115,975
across 24 contests that listed one
Cancelled 10
not counted as contests held
How Ohio stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)
The bar is Ohio's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.
Contests held
88
#27 of 94
▲ median 37
Teams competing
629
#30 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Contests this season
5
#25 of 75
▲ median 2.5
Field depth
29 teams
#39 of 61
▼ median 31 teams
Winning score
696.50
#16 of 52
▲ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
164.71
#33 of 45
▲ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
6.2 /1k
#22 of 45
▲ median 5.7 /1k
State championships
28
#23 of 51
▲ median 5
Regions like this one
Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.
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Season by season
Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.
Contests per season (up to 2026)
When they cook (month of year)
Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)
What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)
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How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)
A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /1k
Chicken
165.82
+0.66
1,821
14
7.7
Pork Ribs
164.20
+0.58
1,820
4
2.2
Pork
165.19
+0.89
1,796
13
7.2
Brisket
163.62
+1.4
1,807
14
7.7
Top teams who cook here (by power rating)
The regulars (most contests cooked in Ohio)
Team Contests GCs Last
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO 38 1 Sep 5, 2025
HISTORIC BBQ 31 1 Oct 18, 2019
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ 28 6 Oct 18, 2019
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ 27 — Sep 18, 2020
TIRE SMOKE BBQ 26 2 Jul 17, 2026
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM 26 — Jun 26, 2026
ALE YEAH BBQ 22 — Sep 6, 2024
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ 21 — Apr 26, 2024
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ 20 2 Apr 28, 2023
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ 20 — Apr 29, 2022
BARK BROTHERS BBQ 20 — Jun 29, 2018
BRUTUS AND COMPANY 19 1 Jul 12, 2019
Highest scores in Ohio (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
705.7144 YELLOW RIVER BBQ
PigMania Lima May 29, 2015
705.7144 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ
Smokin' in the Hills Sep 24, 2021
705.6800 CHUNKY BBQ
Marietta River City BBQ Apr 26, 2024
705.1544 CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Oct 17, 2014
705.1432 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ
Marietta River City BBQ Jun 12, 2015
704.5944 Bubba Grills
The River Grill before the Big Chill Oct 10, 2014
704.5832 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Aug 31, 2018
704.5256 Big Dogg BBQ
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Aug 4, 2017
703.4400 SmokinGhost BBQ
BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Oct 13, 2023
703.3944 BLUE CHIP BBQ
Buckeye BBQ Classic Jul 18, 2025
Contests that come back (recurring)
Contest Editions Biggest Last held
Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) 15 42 Apr 24, 2026
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 6 39 Oct 18, 2019
Chris Marks 5 — May 16, 2015
Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival 3 11 Jul 22, 2022
Smokin' in the Hills 3 41 Sep 24, 2021
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 3 35 Aug 2, 2019
Buckeye State BBQ Championship 3 38 May 15, 2015
Buckeye BBQ Classic 2 40 Jul 17, 2026
Grizzly BBQ Brawl 2 42 Jun 26, 2026
The Buckeye BBQ Classic 2 33 Jul 19, 2024
PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 2 33 Aug 30, 2019
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 2 34 Jul 12, 2019
Where it happens (towns in Ohio)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
Marietta 19 11 19 Apr 24, 2026
Cincinnati 12 6 30 Aug 2, 2019
Hillsboro 8 8 32 Jul 17, 2026
Nelsonville 8 7 34 Oct 18, 2019
Kettering 7 7 39 Jul 12, 2019
Cleveland 7 3 — May 16, 2015
West Chester 4 3 36 May 15, 2015
Hilliard 3 3 31 Aug 30, 2019
Lebanon 3 2 43 Aug 31, 2018
Lima 3 3 29 May 18, 2018
Wellington 2 2 41 Jun 26, 2026
Wadsworth 2 2 25 Sep 6, 2024
State championships 🏅
Contest Teams Grand champion
Buckeye BBQ Classic Jul 17, 2026
30
TIRE SMOKE BBQ
Grizzly BBQ Brawl Jun 26, 2026
39
Rooters-N-Tooters TN
Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) Apr 24, 2026
15
Beer Time BBQ
Grizzly BBQ Brawl Sep 5, 2025
42
Beer Time BBQ
Buckeye BBQ Classic Jul 18, 2025
40
BLUE CHIP BBQ
Marietta River City BBQ Apr 25, 2025
10
Sailor Nicks BBQ
Grizzly BBQ Brawl Sep 6, 2024
30
Rooters-N-Tooters TN
The Buckeye BBQ Classic Jul 19, 2024
33
Local Yokels BBQ
Marietta River City BBQ Apr 26, 2024
13
Chunky BBQ
BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Oct 13, 2023
20
SmokinGhost BBQ
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Where else these teams cook
Of the 580 teams with a recorded finish in Ohio, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.
On the map (every mapped contest in Ohio — tap a pin)
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