Oct 10–12, 2014 · Gelsenkirchen, Germany · GERMANY
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Grand Champion at the Ruhrpott BBQ on October 10, 2014 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU, scoring 678.2284 in a field of 58 teams. BUNCH OF SWINES took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.1772. Category winners: Chicken — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — De Vliegende Hollander (173.7144); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (173.7028); Brisket — LETZQ (170.2744).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 85% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0512 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. came in rated below the field's top team, WICKED QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 5–6: PUREBBQ and BUTTRUB.COM tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: The European Allstar BBQ Team and DE FILOUS tied on 168.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BUNCH OF SWINES and THE BBQ GURU tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 91% of the 5,482 contests in the data
58 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 169.1888 | 166.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 170.3200 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 169.7028 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 170.2744 | 165.1200 | 162.3200 |
58 entries · top 678.2284 · median 628.2514
58 entries · top 176 · median 161.4056
58 entries · top 173.7144 · median 157.4344
58 entries · top 173.7028 · median 157.1256
58 entries · top 170.2744 · median 155.0858
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.
58 entries · top 180 · median 164.0114 · 🔥 perfect 180
47 entries · top 169.7260 · median 153.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Three Men BBQ Team ! | |
| 3 | The European Allstar BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BBQ-WIESEL | |
| 5 | Smoking Finns | |
| 6 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 7 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 8 | Backyard Superstar Grill Heroes | |
| 9 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 10 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 12 | De Vliegende Hollander | |
| 13 | Einfach gut grillen | |
| 14 | Moonshine Smoker's | |
| 15 | BACKYARD BBQ TEAM HOLLAND | |
| 16 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 17 | Sticky D's BBQ | |
| 18 | PUREBBQ | |
| 19 | Bergische Rostaromen | |
| 20 | BBQ+ | |
| 21 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 22 | BBQ FREUNDE UNTERALLGAU | |
| 23 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 24 | CHILICHEF | |
| 25 | Smaakmakers | |
| 26 | DANISH NATIONAL BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | iQ | |
| 28 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 29 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 30 | BR.BQ | |
| 31 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | Fire,Smoke and Flavor | |
| 33 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 34 | IRON BBQ | |
| 35 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 36 | De Zwarte Hand | |
| 37 | BBQ Outcooker | |
| 38 | BBQMANNETJES.NL | |
| 39 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 40 | Q-Kidz-Turbo | |
| 41 | Flaming Pig Barbecue | |
| 42 | BRODEM BBQ | |
| 43 | WICKED QUE | |
| 44 | The Pitmasters | |
| 45 | Baerl B Q | |
| 46 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 47 | LETZQ |