4
tracked contests to get there
This was No Name's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Smoke in the North
2025-08-22 – 2025-08-23 · Rolfstorp, · SWEDEN · 📍 Akulla Outdoor Resort
Reps: MANUELA SELIGER, STEPHAN SELIGER
Grand Champion: No Name (674.8680) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ+
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.
494.24
median 644.51
674.87 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.97
- Pork Ribs 175.41
- Pork 173.17
- Brisket 172.00
20.00
175.41
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
31
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
674.8680
Winning margin
2.3652
GC over RC
Field average
637.63
494.24674.87
median 644.51 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.1484
494.24674.87
10th place overall
Field spread
180.6280
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
61%
14 of 23 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1523
avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% of contests
Storylines (4 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.
A first Grand Championship
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Lingon & Dill and BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Lingon & Dill and SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q edged Badboy Butchers BBQ by 0.0112.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
No Name took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 4th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-02 | Olofstorp Sweden, EU | Olofstorp Sweden, EU 42470 | 15 | 675.3600 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | GHOST BARBECUE |
| 2015-08-01 | Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | 26 | 704.5944 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | LETZQ |
| 2016-08-06 | Gothenburg, SE | Gothenburg, SE | 31 | 674.2512 | BUTTRUB.COM | FREE RANGE BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | Rolfstorp, | Akulla Outdoor Resort | 23 | 693.1544 | Insomnia BBQ Team | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 ← this one | Rolfstorp, | Akulla Outdoor Resort | 31 | 674.8680 | No Name | BBQ+ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.9656 | 167.3944 | 165.1656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 166.8112 | 165.0972 |
| Pork | 173.1656 | 169.1200 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 172.0000 | 169.1084 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 674.8680 · median 644.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Name | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 6 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 7 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 8 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 9 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 11 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 12 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 13 | All About BBQ | |
| 14 | 3BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 16 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 17 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 20 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 21 | NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 23 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 24 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 25 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 26 | Dmon grill n chill | |
| 27 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 28 | VxO BBQ & Grill | |
| 29 | Fogo de Holst | |
| 30 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 31 | Johnny's Smoke Show |
Chicken
31 entries · top 171.9656 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 2 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 3 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 4 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 7 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 8 | All About BBQ | |
| 9 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 10 | No Name | |
| 11 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 12 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 13 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 14 | VxO BBQ & Grill | |
| 15 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 16 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 17 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 18 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 20 | 3BBQ | |
| 21 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 22 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 23 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 24 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 25 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 27 | NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | Fogo de Holst | |
| 29 | Dmon grill n chill | |
| 30 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 31 | Johnny's Smoke Show |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | No Name | |
| 6 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 7 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 11 | All About BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 13 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 14 | 3BBQ | |
| 15 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 16 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 17 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 18 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | VxO BBQ & Grill | |
| 20 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 23 | Dmon grill n chill | |
| 24 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 25 | Fogo de Holst | |
| 26 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 27 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 28 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 29 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 30 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 31 | Side By Side BBQ |
Pork
31 entries · top 173.1656 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Name | |
| 2 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 5 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 6 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 9 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 10 | 3BBQ | |
| 11 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 12 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 13 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 14 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 16 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 17 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 19 | NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 21 | All About BBQ | |
| 22 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Dmon grill n chill | |
| 24 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 25 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 26 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 27 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 29 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 30 | Fogo de Holst | |
| 31 | VxO BBQ & Grill |
Brisket
31 entries · top 172.0000 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 4 | No Name | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 10 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 11 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 12 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | 3BBQ | |
| 14 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 16 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 17 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 18 | NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | All About BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 21 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 22 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 23 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 24 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 25 | Fogo de Holst | |
| 26 | Magic Creek BBQ | |
| 27 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 28 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 29 | Dmon grill n chill | |
| 30 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 31 | VxO BBQ & Grill |
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 — Tabasco Challenge
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | No Name | |
| 4 | Johnny's Smoke Show | |
| 5 | Queens of BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 7 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 8 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 9 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 10 | The Crazy BBQ Team | |
| 11 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | VxO BBQ & Grill | |
| 13 | NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Fogo de Holst | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 16 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 17 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 18 | AlltimeBBQ |