Alps BBQ Days
2024-07-20 – 2024-07-21 · Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Schlossplatz 9
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: Insomnia BBQ Team (702.8456) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 The BBQ Ranch
Entries
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Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.1772 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
WESTSIDE BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
Insomnia BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-20 ← this one | Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | Schlossplatz 9 | 10 | 702.8456 | Insomnia BBQ Team | The BBQ Ranch |
| 2024-07-20 | Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | Schlossplatz 9 | 20 | 174.2744 | Westside BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 | 180.0000 | 166.2516 | 151.9084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
10 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |