A new contest record
693.7144
highest overall ever cooked here
693.7144 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.7656 COOKLOUNGE BBQ set in 2023.
- old record 690.7656
- set 2023 by COOKLOUNGE BBQ
Vienna BBQ Days 2024
Oct 19–20, 2024 · Vienna, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
Insomnia BBQ Team won Grand Champion at the Vienna BBQ Days on October 19, 2024 in Vienna, 1110 at Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1, scoring 693.7144 in a field of 14 teams. COOKLOUNGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9084. Category winners: Chicken — KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA (178.8572); Pork Ribs — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Woodquarter Smokerheads (175.4056); Brisket — Insomnia BBQ Team (174.2628). This is the 5th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by COOKLOUNGE BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
614.75
median 678.22
693.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 175.41
- Brisket 174.26
142.81
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
4 judged meats
Top score
693.7144
Winning margin
5.8060
GC over RC
Field average
670.90
614.75693.71
median 678.22 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.9776
614.75693.71
10th place overall
Field spread
78.9600
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.86 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,569
avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests
Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
29-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 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 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1657
- top seed 1809
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 8 tracked editions
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Woodquarter Smokerheads and WESTSIDE BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ and Smoky Cotte tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SOUTH BRIXIA edged WESTSIDE BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Insomnia BBQ Team took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
174.2628
best brisket ever cooked here
Insomnia BBQ Team turned in 174.2628 in brisket — past the 173.1316 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1316
- across 4 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: COOKLOUNGE BBQ (won 2023, 2023).
- COOKLOUNGE BBQ · 2023, 2023
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2017 | Vienna | Karl Farkas Gasses 1,1030 Wien | 20 | 686.3200 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Vienna | Karl Farkas Gasses 19,1030 Wien | 15 | 672.5484 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 13 | 690.7656 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 15 | 177.7372 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 ← this one | Vienna | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 14 | 693.7144 | Insomnia BBQ | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Vienna | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 19 | 178.8800 | Chris' BBQ | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 11 | 687.3600 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 14 | 178.8572 | BBQ Farm | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 169.6912 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.2744 | 164.5372 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 169.6684 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 169.6800 | 161.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
14 entries · top 693.7144 · median 678.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 6 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 7 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 8 | Dreamfire BBQ | |
| 9 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 10 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 12 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 13 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard |
Chicken
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 2 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 5 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 6 | Dreamfire BBQ | |
| 7 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 8 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 9 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 10 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 11 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 12 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 13 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 3 | Dreamfire BBQ | |
| 4 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 9 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 10 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 11 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 13 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 14 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA |
Pork
14 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 3 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 6 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 7 | Dreamfire BBQ | |
| 8 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 9 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 10 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 11 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 13 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard |
Brisket
14 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.0970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 5 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 6 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 7 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | Dreamfire BBQ | |
| 10 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 11 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 13 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard |