2024-10-19 – 2024-10-20 · Vienna, 1110 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: Insomnia BBQ (693.7144) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COOKLOUNGE BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
693.7144 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.7656 COOKLOUNGE BBQ set in 2023.
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.
2 of 8 tracked editions
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
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.
Insomnia BBQ Team took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
Insomnia BBQ Team turned in 174.2628 in brisket — past the 173.1316 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: COOKLOUNGE BBQ (won 2023, 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-08 | Vienna , | Karl Farkas Gasses 1,1030 Wien | 20 | 686.3200 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| 2018-07-14 | Vienna , 1210 | Karl Farkas Gasses 19,1030 Wien | 15 | 672.5484 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 13 | 690.7656 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 15 | 177.7372 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | — |
| 2024-10-19 ← this one | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 14 | 693.7144 | Insomnia BBQ | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 19 | 178.8800 | Chris' BBQ | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 11 | 687.3600 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 14 | 178.8572 | BBQ Farm | — |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |