Muehlviertler BBQ Festival
2025-05-17 – 2025-05-18 · Freistadt, Os 4240 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Am Stieranger
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: Schluchtengriller BBQ Team (687.9428) · 15 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?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: Woodquarter Smokerheads edged Onkel Felix BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: BBQ Hot Yard edged Stammtischgriller by 0.0228. Chicken places 1–2: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ edged WESTSIDE BBQ by 0.0344.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-18 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 22 | 697.6684 | Dutch BBQ Smokers | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 22 | 176.5600 | Schneider Birgit | — |
| 2025-05-17 ← this one | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 15 | 687.9428 | Schluchtengriller BBQ Team | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| 2025-05-17 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 12 | 175.4172 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Freistadt, Os 4240 | Am Stieranger | 15 | 178.8572 | Westside BBQ Team | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0000 | 169.6800 | 163.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 168.5372 | 164.5488 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 167.9884 | 161.0968 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 171.4172 | 163.9312 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 687.9428 · median 667.9084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 5 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | Justice BBQ | |
| 9 | South Brixia | |
| 10 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 11 | Roast a Piece | |
| 12 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 13 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 15 | Chris' BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 172.0000 · median 166.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 5 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 7 | South Brixia | |
| 8 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 9 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 10 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Justice BBQ | |
| 12 | Roast a Piece | |
| 13 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 14 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 15 | Stammtischgriller |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Justice BBQ | |
| 4 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 5 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 6 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 9 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 10 | Roast a Piece | |
| 11 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 12 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 13 | South Brixia | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 15 | BBQ 4 Fun |
Pork
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | South Brixia | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 9 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 10 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 11 | Justice BBQ | |
| 12 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 13 | Roast a Piece | |
| 14 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 15 | Chris' BBQ |
Brisket
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 7 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 8 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | Roast a Piece | |
| 10 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 11 | South Brixia | |
| 12 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 13 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 15 | Chris' BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Bbq Sauce
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 3 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 5 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 9 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 10 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 11 | Roast a Piece | |
| 12 | South Brixia | |
| 13 | Chris' BBQ |
Ancillary — Cook Your Favorite
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.6000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris' BBQ | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 4 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 5 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix BBQ |