May 17–18, 2025 · Freistadt, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Am Stieranger
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Roberto Sirok
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Muehlviertler BBQ Festival on May 17, 2025 in Freistadt, Os 4240 at Am Stieranger, scoring 687.9428 in a field of 15 teams. Woodquarter Smokerheads took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.4688. Category winners: Chicken — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (172.0000); Pork Ribs — Stammtischgriller (176.5716); Pork — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — The Antwerp Smokers (174.2628). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Schneider Birgit; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2024 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.
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.
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
Stammtischgriller turned in 176.5716 in pork ribs — past the 174.8916 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2024 | Freistadt | Am Stieranger | 22 | 697.6684 | Dutch BBQ Smokers | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| May 18, 2024 | Freistadt | Am Stieranger | 22 | 176.5600 | Schneider Birgit | — |
| May 17, 2025 ← this one | Freistadt | Am Stieranger | 15 | 687.9428 | Schluchtengriller BBQ Team | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| May 17, 2025 | Freistadt | Am Stieranger | 12 | 175.4172 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
| May 17, 2025 | Freistadt | Am Stieranger | 15 | 178.8572 | Westside BBQ Team | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172 | 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 |
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 |
15 entries · top 172 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
8 entries · top 180 · 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 |