2021 Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival CANCELED, we hope everyone will mark their calendars for Oct. 14-15, 2022

For 23 years, the Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival has been honored to be an annual fall event in Nelsonville, Ohio until 2020. Each year, top BBQ teams from all over the region and world have come to Nelsonville to compete.

After much careful thought and consideration, we have made the tough decision to cancel this year’s BBQ competition. The Covid-19 pandemic has made a significant economic impact on our area. Due to this impact, we have not been able to obtain sponsorship and volunteer help. We desire to maintain our status as a premiere competitive BBQ event, we believe this is just the right thing to do.

We appreciate all the competitors, attendees, community, and all those who come out every year to support this event. We share the disappointment, too, but hope everyone will mark their calendars for Oct. 14-15, 2022, hopefully there will be smoke back again on the Nelsonville Public Square.

2020 Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival CANCELED, we hope everyone will mark their calendars for Oct. 15-16, 2021

For 23 years, the Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival has been honored to be an annual fall event in Nelsonville, Ohio. Each year, top BBQ teams from all over the region and world have come to Nelsonville to compete.

After much careful thought and consideration, we have made the tough decision to cancel this year’s BBQ competition. The current Covid-19 pandemic continues to increase in numbers daily, and the health, safety and well-being of our competitors, attendees, and the community is our highest priority, and in accordance with current guidelines as well as a desire to maintain our status as a premiere competitive BBQ event, we believe this is just the right thing to do.

We appreciate all the competitors, attendees, community, and all those who come out every year to support this event. We share the disappointment, too, but hope everyone will mark their calendars for Oct. 15-16, 2021, because there will be smoke back again on the Nelsonville Public Square.

Updates from KCBS on COVID-19,https://kcbs.us/news_manager.php?page=17547

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Updates from KCBS on COVID-19

We have received several questions and comments about the impact of COVID-19. Please see below:
 

  • Contest Organizers are the parties who ultimately own each event and competition. They will determine if their Contests, Classes, etc. will still continue on the dates originally planned or move to a future date. KCBS will work with any Organizer on their decision about how they choose to proceed. Organizers, please contact the KCBS office at 816-765-5891 to discuss.
  • We encourage the following:
  • Look to your local health authority for any recommendations in your area.
  • Visit the U.S. Center for Disease Control for tips on how to keep yourself safe at home, work, or other environments: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/workplace-school-and-home-guidance.pdf
  • Visit the World Health Organization for more information; particularly for our International members https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
  • No handshaking or high-fives. Use non-touching methods of greeting one another.
  • If you’re not feeling well or think you may be in in the most impacted groups of people; please stay home. In that event, please contact the Organizer, Team and/or Judging coordinator of the event to give them notice that you won’t be attending.
  • If you have recently been to a level 1, 2 or 3 travel area, on a cruise, or an area with infections, please stay home.
  • Do not participate in a contest if you are showing any symptoms of COVID-19.
  • Cook Teams, Volunteers and Table Captains to change disposable gloves frequently.
  • Judges to ensure proper hand-washing before entering the Judging area.
  • Organizers to provide extra hand-washing stations and or Sanitizers.
  • Judges and Teams to bring their own sanitizing wipes, hand sanitizer and/or wet wash cloths. Use of disinfecting wipes between rounds are encouraged.
  • Suggest Organizers and Reps either:
    • Provide 6 serving utensils per each box for all category rounds so that each Judge may have their own serving utensil to take their sample from the box. (Utensils are still not to be used for eating; just removing the sample from the box). No toothpicks, please.
    • TC to wear gloves and distribute samples onto Judges judging plate after Appearance score.
  • Organizers may wish to add additional Judges/Volunteers in case of cancellations from existing confirmed Judges/Volunteers.

 
**These recommendations are based on the information available at the time of publishing. We will continue to monitor and will share additional information as it available. **

The Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 10/16 & 17/2020, receives Kansas City Barbecue Society 2020 sanctioning, www.kcbs.us

The Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival has been approved and has been added to the schedule for Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned events. Please take a moment to go to the KCBS website, http://www.kcbs.us our contest can be found under the EVENTS tab using the search engine.

Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
October 16 & 17, 2020
Nelsonville, Ohio

SLING YOUR MEAT, at the Ohio Smoked Meat and Barbecue Festival, Fri, 10/16/20 and Sat, 10/17/20, Nelsonville, Ohio!!

YES, the “Ohio Smoked Meat and Barbecue Festival”, will be held on the 3rd weekend of October, on the historic Nelsonville Public Square. That is Friday, October 16, 2020 and Saturday, October 17, 2020. We apologize for the delay, but we are ready to go for 2020. Get your application to compete and judge at http://www.ohiobbq.org.

The “Ohio and Smoked Meat and Barbeque Festival” originated in 1996 as the first official state of Ohio championship for smoked meat and BBQ, proclaimed by the governor of Ohio. The competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Professional competitive BBQ teams from around the world will be competing in the following categories; chicken, pulled pork, pork ribs and beef brisket.  The teams will be competing for $7,000 in total cash prizes with the Grand Champion bringing home $2,500.

The BARBECUE SPIRIT is alive and well in Nelsonville

With the support of our local community this event will be able to continue to be an outstanding autumn event in Southeast Ohio.  So please come on down to the Public Square in Nelsonville, Ohio the 3rd weekend of October and experience Ohio Barbecue at its finest.

Help spread the word!

2019 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Results! Thank You Everyone!

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2019 Trophies

2019 RESULTS

  1. Historic BBQ – Tony Bunce, Lebanon, OH – 689.6344
  2. Bad Habit BBQ – Tom Somers, Oxford, MI – 683.1084
  3. Smokin’ 4 Play BBQ – Ted Campbell, Springboro, OH – 683.3256
  4. Peace, Love & Smokiness – Matt Cole, Strongsville, OH – 682.7424
  5. Friday Night Smoke – Traey Payne, Centerburg, OH – 681.086
  6. High On The Hog – Shawn Surber, Leesburg, OH – 680.4456
  7. Elegantly Violent BBQ – Barry Miller, Grove City, OH – 679.874
  8. Mean Moe’s BBQ – Mike Magill, Innisfill, ON, Canada – 679.3144
  9. Smitty’s Real Pit BBQ – Kevin Smith, Newark, OH – 678.8232
  10. Slippery Pete’s BBQ – Paul Grant, Wadsworth, OH – 677.0512
  11. Fat Head’s Brewery & Smokehouse – Todd Haase, Piqua, OH – 676.4224
  12. Smoking Bad – Hammons, Cincinnati, OH – 673.6228
  13. Convicted Pigs BBQ – Chris Jackson, Parkersburg, WV – 669.5656
  14. Right To Bear BBQ – Jake Myers, New Carlisle, OH – 665.5656
  15. Sucka Bone BBQ – Rob Hanna, Ravenna, OH – 662.7664
  16. Foomanchoo BBQ – Jim Hanson, Chauncey, OH – 661.6572
  17. The Pigs Blanket – Shawn Powell, Catlettsburg, KY – 659.2568
  18. Playin’ With Fire – Jeff Bish, Tiffin, OH – 658.1372
  19. Hoot’n Holler BBQ – Ronald Hamrick, Lorain, OH – 658.1372
  20. Smokin Hoosiers – Justin Humphries, Fort Wayne, IN – 658.1256
  21. Burning Pig BBQ – Columbus, OH – 653.5084
  22. T&S BBQ – Shawn McColligan, Parkersburg, WV – 653.0168
  23. West Clarksfield Smokers – Richard Logan, Wakeman, OH – 648.9488
  24. Outlaw Attitude BBQ – Brian Dotson, Grand Rapids, OH – 642.72
  25. Joe’s Smokin’ Hole BBQ – Joe Erbs, Atwater, OH – 640.4576
  26. Elitist Swine BBQ – Jim Restuccio, Columbus, OH – 634.1028
  27. All Sauced Up – Brian Boggs, Lancaster, OH – 632.4456
  28. Uncle Toads – Todd LeMaster, Dayton, OH – 509.6112

 

2019 KCBS Grand Champion2019 KCBS Reserve Champion

 

Official Competition Results in PDF, click link below

2019 Overall Ranking Results

2019 KCBS Chicken Results

2019 KCBS Pork Ribs Results

2019 KCBS Pork Results

2019 KCBS Brisket Results

2019 Sling Your Meat, Steak Cook-Off Competition Results!

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STEAK COOK-OFF RESULT

  1. Historic BBQ – Tony Bunce, Lebanon, OH – 170.300
  2. Lem’s Meat Varnish BBQ Co. – Chris Lemon, South Charleston, WV – 168.0572
  3. Friday Night Smoke – Tracy Payne, Centerburg, OH – 166.8456
  4. Smokin Hoosiers – Justin Humphries, Fort Wayne, IN – 160.6400
  5. High On The Hog – Shawn Surber, Leesburg, OH – 160.5712
  6. Koun Dog –  Brent Kouns, Indianapolis, IN – 158.2744
  7. Backwoods Grillin’ – Derek Hartman, Vinton, OH – 154.8456
  8. Joe Hardin – Joe Hardin, Centerburg, OH – 154.3316
  9. Fat Head’s Brewery & Smokehouse – Todd Haase, Piqua, OH – 154.2512
  10. Convicted Pigs BBQ – Chris Jackson – Parkersburg, WV – 151.4400
  11. Peace, Love & Smokiness – Matt Cole, Strongsville, OH – 15.8112
  12. Uncle Toads – Todd LeMaster, Dayton, OH – 149.7484
  13. Rocky Boot Grill – Adam Womeldorf, Nelsonville, OH – 133.2228
  14. McCutcheon’s Rub – Brady McCutcheon, South Charleston, WV – 20.00
  15. The Pig’s Blanket – Shawn Powell, Catlettsburg, KY

2019 KCBS Steak Results – PDF

 

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Schedule of Events for the 2019 Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival 10/18-19 in Nelsonville, OH

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Friday, October 18

TIMES

8:00 am     Check-in, registration and meat inspection-Vending Area, Hocking Street

11:00 am – 1:00 am     Elks Beer Garden and Food

Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street, must have a picture ID
DJ and Music, Ohio State Football on Big Screen TV 8PM
Smoke Meats Beer Garden Flyer PDF

1:00 pm     Hocking Valley Scenic Railway-Fall Foliage Train, (www.hvsry.org)

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3:00 pm     Sling Your Meat, Steak Cook-Off

Team registration, cooks meeting and steak distribution
Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street

4:00 pm     BBQ Cooks meeting – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street

5:00 – 10:00 pm     Vendors Open

6:00 pm     Stuart’s Opera House Fall Wine Express

Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, (http://stuartsoperahouse.org)

7:00 pm     Sling Your Meat, Steak Cook-Off

Meat turn in for judging
Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street

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8:00 pm     Sling Your Meat, Steak Cook-Off

Awards – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street                                                 

9:00 pm     BBQ Contest Registration Closes

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Saturday, October 19

  7:30 am     Breakfast Available- $$

Nelsonville American Legion, 11 September Street

8:00 am – 6:00 pm     Elks Beer Garden and Food

Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street, must have a picture ID
DJ and Music, Football on Big Screen TV
Bloody Mary Bar
Smoke Meats Beer Garden Flyer PDF

10:30 am     BBQ Judges Check In – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street

11:00 am      BBQ Judge’s Meeting – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street

12:00 noon     Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, (www.hvsry.org)

12:00 noon – 5:00 pm     Vendors Open

2:30 pm     Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, (www.hvsry.org)

JUDGING
Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street – NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

12:00 noon                                           Chicken
12:30 pm                                               Ribs
1:00 pm                                                 Pork
1:30 pm                                                 Brisket

3:00 PM (Approximately)     Awards Ceremony – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street

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Team information for the 2019 Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival 10/18-19 in Nelsonville, Ohio

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Dear Competition Barbecue Team,

Thank you for entering the 2019 Ohio Smoked Meat and Barbecue Festival. The Nelsonville Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor this annual festival being held on October 18th and 19th on the historic Nelsonville Public Square.

The competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Your professional competitive BBQ team and teams from around the country will be competing in the following categories; chicken, pork ribs, pork and beef brisket. They will be competing for $7,000 in total cash prizes with the Grand Champion bringing home $2,500.

Judging will be held at the Nelsonville Elks Lodge located at 53 Rocky Boot Way.

Important Events:

Friday, October 18th Saturday, October 19th
Steak Competition
3pm Cooks Meeting – 7pm Turn In @ The Elks Lodge		 12:00 Noon – Chicken Turn In
12:30 p.m.   – Ribs Turn In
BBQ Cooks Meeting @ The Elks Lodge
4pm		 1:00 p.m.   – Pork Turn In
1:30 p.m.   – Brisket Turn In

Information on the festival and daily entertainment is available at the festival’s website www.ohiobbq.org. You can also follow the competition on Facebook and Twitter. If you need lodging, please consult the following Websites for lodging information;

Athens County Visitors Bureau – Where to Stay – http://athensohio.com/category/wheretostay/

Hocking Hills Tourism Association – Where to Stay – http://www.1800hocking.com/wheretostay

Please RSVP if you will be attending this year’s event. Thank you for your time and dedication to BBQ!!!

Some important safety and housekeeping information.

  1. Team placement will NOT BEGIN BEFORE 9:00am FRIDAY!
  2. Electricity for all teams is 110v/15a. There is no 220v available.
  3. Bring an extension cord, electric adapters, a hose, and a hose “Y” connector.
  4. All teams and vendors must comply with the Ohio Fire Code.
    • A fire extinguisher (A or ABC) is required at the cooking site. It must have a current year inspection tag.
    • All LP fuel tanks in use or storage must be secured with cable or chain only.
  5. When occupying your assigned space, you must be completely within the space boundaries. This is especially important with spaces 13-17 and 20-24.

 

Team Placement Information and Maps

ENTRY FOR THE KCBS BBQ CONTEST AND STEAK COOK-OFF IS CLOSED, 1WEEK TO GO, 29 BBQ TEAMS AND 16 STEAK TEAMS!

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One week to go and our banner is up and BBQ and Steak Cook-Off entry is closed. There are 29 BBQ teams entered from the US and Canada. The Steak Cook-Off competition has 16 teams entered. Team information will be going out by Email this weekend but here are a few items we want to make sure everyone remembers.

Some important safety and housekeeping information

  1. Team placement will NOT BEGIN BEFORE 9:00am FRIDAY!
  2. Electricity for all teams is 110v/15a. There is no 220v available.
  3. Bring an extension cord, electric adapters, a hose, and a hose “Y” connector.
  4. All teams and vendors must comply with the Ohio Fire Code.
    • A fire extinguisher (A or ABC) is required at the cooking site. It must have a current year inspection tag.
    • All LP fuel tanks in use or storage must be secured with cable or chain only.
  5. When occupying your assigned space, you must be completely within the space boundaries. This is especially important with spaces 13-17 and 20-24.

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