Muehlviertler BBQ Festival
2024-05-18 – 2024-05-19 · Freistadt, Os 4240 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Am Stieranger
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: Dutch BBQ Smokers (697.6684) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COOKLOUNGE BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA and SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: WESTSIDE BBQ and BACKCORNER BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged BACKCORNER BBQ by 0.0116.
🃏 An upset on the books
The BBQ Ranch came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-18 ← this one | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 22 | 697.6684 | Dutch BBQ Smokers | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 22 | 176.5600 | Schneider Birgit | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 15 | 687.9428 | Schluchtengriller BBQ Team | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| 2025-05-17 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 12 | 175.4172 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 15 | 178.8572 | Westside BBQ Team | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 170.8572 | 163.9312 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 165.7256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 697.6684 · median 661.9084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 6 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 9 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 10 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 11 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 12 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 13 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 14 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 15 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 16 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Cinghiali | |
| 19 | Roast a Piece | |
| 20 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 21 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 22 | The Smoker Makers |
Chicken
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 7 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 10 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 11 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 12 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Cinghiali | |
| 14 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 15 | Roast a Piece | |
| 16 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 17 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 18 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 19 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 20 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 21 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 22 | The Smoker Makers |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 174.8916 · median 162.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 8 | Roast a Piece | |
| 9 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 10 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 11 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 12 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 13 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | The Smoker Makers | |
| 16 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 17 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 18 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 19 | Cinghiali | |
| 20 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 21 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 22 | Smoky Cotte |
Pork
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 2 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 3 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 4 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 5 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 6 | Cinghiali | |
| 7 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 8 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 9 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 10 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 11 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 12 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 13 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 14 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 15 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 16 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 18 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 19 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 20 | The Smoker Makers | |
| 21 | Roast a Piece | |
| 22 | Chris' BBQ |
Brisket
22 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 2 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 8 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 9 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 10 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 12 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 13 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 14 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 15 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 16 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 17 | The Smoker Makers | |
| 18 | Roast a Piece | |
| 19 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 20 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Cinghiali | |
| 22 | Sze-Do BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Bbq Sauce
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roast a Piece | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 5 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 6 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 10 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 11 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 12 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 13 | Cinghiali | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team |
Ancillary — Dutch Oven
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 8 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 9 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 10 | Roast a Piece | |
| 11 | Cinghiali |