Smoke in the North
2024-08-23 – 2024-08-24 · Rolfstorp, · SWEDEN
Reps: MANUELA SELIGER, STEPHAN SELIGER
Grand Champion: Insomnia BBQ Team (693.1544) · 23 teams
Entries
23
5 categories
Top score
693.1544
Winning margin
10.3316
GC over RC
Field average
659.93
median 663.34
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Ancillary — Mystery box
1.6800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.4396
what a walk cost here
Field spread
62.8800
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 54%
beats 46% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1522
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Insomnia BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, Backcorner BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-02 | 15 | 675.3600 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 2015-08-01 | 26 | 704.5944 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2016-08-06 | 31 | 674.2512 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 2024-08-23 ← this one | Rolfstorp, | 23 | 693.1544 | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| 2025-08-22 | Rolfstorp, | 31 | 674.8680 | No Name |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Mystery box
11 entries · top 168.0000 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Rök och Bark BBQ | |
| 3 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 4 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | Pigwings BBQ | |
| 6 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 7 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 8 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 10 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ BROTHERS |
Master Series — Brisket
23 entries · top 174.8800 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 3 | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ | |
| 4 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 5 | Pigwings BBQ | |
| 6 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 7 | No Name | |
| 8 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 9 | Rök och Bark BBQ | |
| 10 | 3BBQ | |
| 11 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 12 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 14 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 15 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 18 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 19 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 21 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 22 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Infernum BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
23 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 5 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 6 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 7 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 9 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 11 | 3BBQ | |
| 12 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 13 | No Name | |
| 14 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 15 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 16 | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Pigwings BBQ | |
| 18 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 19 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Rök och Bark BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 22 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 23 | Queens of BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
23 entries · top 693.1544 · median 663.3364
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | 3BBQ | |
| 5 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 7 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 8 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 9 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 10 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 12 | No Name | |
| 13 | Pigwings BBQ | |
| 14 | Rök och Bark BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 16 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 18 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 19 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 20 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 21 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 23 | Infernum BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
23 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 4 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 5 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 7 | 3BBQ | |
| 8 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 9 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 10 | Rök och Bark BBQ | |
| 11 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 12 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 14 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 16 | Pigwings BBQ | |
| 17 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 18 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 19 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 20 | No Name | |
| 21 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Magic Creek BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.3084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | 3BBQ | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | No Name | |
| 5 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 7 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 8 | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 10 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 11 | Rök och Bark BBQ | |
| 12 | Pigwings BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 14 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 15 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 16 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 18 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 19 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 20 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 21 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 22 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 23 | AlltimeBBQ |