Jul 20–21, 2024 · Reichenau an der Rax, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Schlossplatz 9
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
Insomnia BBQ Team won Grand Champion at the Alps BBQ Days on July 20, 2024 in Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 at Schlossplatz 9, scoring 702.8456 in a field of 10 teams. The BBQ Ranch took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6684. Category winners: Chicken — WESTSIDE BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (178.8572); Pork — WESTSIDE BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — Insomnia BBQ Team (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Insomnia BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 85% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.1772 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Woodquarter Smokerheads and Barbecoa BBQ Team tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Insomnia BBQ Team edged The BBQ Ranch by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Szendo BBQ edged Ribs in Peace by 0.0228.
WESTSIDE BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
Insomnia BBQ Team took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 ← this one | Reichenau an der Rax | Schlossplatz 9 | 10 | 702.8456 | Insomnia BBQ Team | The BBQ Ranch |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Reichenau an der Rax | Schlossplatz 9 | 20 | 174.2744 | Westside BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 171.9656 | 163.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.2744 | 159.9544 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 172.5484 | 155.4060 |
| Brisket | 180 | 166.2516 | 151.9084 |
10 entries · top 702.8456 · median 679.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | Szendo BBQ | |
| 9 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 10 | Roast a Piece |
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Roast a Piece | |
| 7 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | Szendo BBQ | |
| 10 | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Szendo BBQ | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | Roast a Piece | |
| 10 | WESTSIDE BBQ |
10 entries · top 175.4056 · median 171.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Szendo BBQ | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 10 | Roast a Piece |
10 entries · top 180 · median 163.9544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | Szendo BBQ | |
| 10 | Roast a Piece |