Marchfelder Feuerfest
2025-05-03 – 2025-05-04 · Orth an der Donau, NO · AUSTRIA · 📍 Graf - Salm - Gasse 2
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: The BBQ Ranch (681.6800) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Woodquarter Smokerheads
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
The BBQ Ranch took the Grand Championship home to BZ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 9–10: BBQ Hot Yard and Barbecoa BBQ Team tied on 163.3940 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Woodquarter Smokerheads and Ribs in Peace tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Stammtischgriller edged Ribs in Peace by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-03 ← this one | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 12 | 681.6800 | The BBQ Ranch | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| 2025-05-03 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 13 | 175.4172 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 8 | 699.3828 | BBQ Hot Yard | 3BBQ |
| 2026-05-02 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 7 | 176.5600 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | — |
| 2027-07-03 | Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-07-03 | Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 167.9772 | 163.3940 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 169.6916 | 159.3712 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 166.8572 | 158.8456 |
| Brisket | 170.8112 | 165.6800 | 151.3716 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 681.6800 · median 663.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 10 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | Roast a Piece | |
| 12 | Stammtischgriller |
Chicken
12 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 2 | Roast a Piece | |
| 3 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 4 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 5 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 10 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 11 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 12 | Stammtischgriller |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | 3BBQ | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 7 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 8 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 9 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 10 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 12 | Roast a Piece |
Pork
12 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 3 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 4 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 5 | 3BBQ | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 9 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 10 | Roast a Piece | |
| 11 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 12 | Stammtischgriller |
Brisket
12 entries · top 170.8112 · median 158.5086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | Roast a Piece | |
| 10 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 11 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 12 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team |