Bulgarian Barbecue Championship

2025-09-12 – 2025-09-14 · Sofia, 1000 · BULGARIA

Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, LUCA FAMIGLI

Grand Champion: Szendo Smoke BBQ Team (705.6800) · 11 teams

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Szendo Smoke BBQ Team

705.6800 · Master Series — Overall

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Rusty grill

700.5944 · Master Series — Overall

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Smoke and Beer team

699.9772 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

705.6800

Winning margin

5.0856

GC over RC

Field average

666.58

median 677.65

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

625.0972

what a walk cost here

Field spread

92.2516

winner to last place

Most consistent

Szendo Smoke BBQ Team

avg finish 2.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 3.4400 pts — Smoke and Beer team

How hot was the win?

Top 15%

beats 85% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1500

avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests

Top-rated in the field

FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ

rated 1520 pre-contest

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.5716 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Smoke and Beer team	180.0000 🔥
2	Rusty grill	176.5600
3	Szendo Smoke BBQ Team	176.0000
4	BBQ Hot Yard	167.3828
5	FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ	166.8228
6	Jack's Smokey BBQ	160.5716
7	Holy smokes BBQ	158.2512
8	Long Black Train	148.5484
9	Ham Bar - Stoyan Seymenski	148.5372
10	Chop BBQ	147.9544
11	Bate Niku team	127.7828

Master Series — Chicken

11 entries · top 177.1428 · median 173.1656

#	Team	Score
1	Jack's Smokey BBQ	177.1428
2	BBQ Hot Yard	176.0000
3	Szendo Smoke BBQ Team	175.4056
4	Smoke and Beer team	173.7256
5	Ham Bar - Stoyan Seymenski	173.7028
6	Rusty grill	173.1656
7	FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ	166.8684
8	Long Black Train	164.5828
9	Chop BBQ	164.5828
10	Holy smokes BBQ	163.4056
11	Bate Niku team	163.3940

Master Series — Overall

11 entries · top 705.6800 · median 677.6456

#	Team	Score
1	Szendo Smoke BBQ Team	705.6800
2	Rusty grill	700.5944
3	Smoke and Beer team	699.9772
4	BBQ Hot Yard	697.6572
5	Jack's Smokey BBQ	678.2516
6	FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ	677.6456
7	Ham Bar - Stoyan Seymenski	660.5028
8	Holy smokes BBQ	643.8852
9	Long Black Train	629.6912
10	Chop BBQ	625.0972
11	Bate Niku team	613.4284

Master Series — Pork

11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Szendo Smoke BBQ Team	178.8572
2	Smoke and Beer team	178.8572
3	BBQ Hot Yard	177.7028
4	FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ	173.1316
5	Rusty grill	173.1316
6	Holy smokes BBQ	167.9656
7	Ham Bar - Stoyan Seymenski	166.2972
8	Jack's Smokey BBQ	166.2628
9	Long Black Train	160.0000
10	Chop BBQ	155.9884
11	Bate Niku team	153.1088

Master Series — Pork Ribs

11 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Rusty grill	177.7372
2	BBQ Hot Yard	176.5716
3	Szendo Smoke BBQ Team	175.4172
4	Jack's Smokey BBQ	174.2744
5	Ham Bar - Stoyan Seymenski	171.9656
6	FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ	170.8228
7	Bate Niku team	169.1428
8	Smoke and Beer team	167.3944
9	Chop BBQ	156.5716
10	Long Black Train	156.5600
11	Holy smokes BBQ	154.2628