V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
2025-10-11 – 2025-10-12 · Szerencs, 3900 · HUNGARY · 📍 Rákóczi Castel
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: Szendo Smoke BBQ Team (703.9428) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ
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 day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Szendo Smoke BBQ Team and The BBQ Ranch tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Ribs in Peace and FRANZ BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BBQ Mania Team and Szendo Smoke BBQ Team tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Szendo Smoke BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 ← this one | Szerencs, 3900 | Rákóczi Castel | 21 | 703.9428 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ |
| 2025-10-11 | Szerencs, 3900 | Rákóczi Castel | 9 | 177.7144 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 167.4632 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 703.9428 · median 679.3488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 2 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 3 | DEZO BBQ | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Mania Team | |
| 7 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 8 | KGB - Katka Gergö Barbecue | |
| 9 | Bandits BBQ | |
| 10 | Rusty grill | |
| 11 | Smoke and Beer team | |
| 12 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 13 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 15 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 16 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 17 | Jack's Smokey BBQ | |
| 18 | Berek Gyros | |
| 19 | Tornyos BBQ | |
| 20 | FRANZ BBQ | |
| 21 | Barbecue brothers competition team |
Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | Rusty grill | |
| 5 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 6 | Jack's Smokey BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke and Beer team | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | FRANZ BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Mania Team | |
| 11 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 12 | KGB - Katka Gergö Barbecue | |
| 13 | Tornyos BBQ | |
| 14 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 15 | DEZO BBQ | |
| 16 | Berek Gyros | |
| 17 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 18 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 19 | Bandits BBQ | |
| 20 | Barbecue brothers competition team | |
| 21 | FULAC BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Mania Team | |
| 2 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 5 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 6 | Bandits BBQ | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 9 | Berek Gyros | |
| 10 | Smoke and Beer team | |
| 11 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 12 | DEZO BBQ | |
| 13 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 14 | KGB - Katka Gergö Barbecue | |
| 15 | FRANZ BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 17 | Rusty grill | |
| 18 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 19 | Tornyos BBQ | |
| 20 | Jack's Smokey BBQ | |
| 21 | Barbecue brothers competition team |
Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | DEZO BBQ | |
| 4 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 5 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Bandits BBQ | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | BBQ Mania Team | |
| 9 | KGB - Katka Gergö Barbecue | |
| 10 | Jack's Smokey BBQ | |
| 11 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 12 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 13 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 14 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 16 | Smoke and Beer team | |
| 17 | Tornyos BBQ | |
| 18 | Rusty grill | |
| 19 | Berek Gyros | |
| 20 | FRANZ BBQ | |
| 21 | Barbecue brothers competition team |
Brisket
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusty grill | |
| 2 | DEZO BBQ | |
| 3 | KGB - Katka Gergö Barbecue | |
| 4 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 5 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Smoke and Beer team | |
| 7 | Bandits BBQ | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 10 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 11 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 12 | Sze-Do BBQ | |
| 13 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 14 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 15 | BBQ Mania Team | |
| 16 | Tornyos BBQ | |
| 17 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 18 | Barbecue brothers competition team | |
| 19 | Berek Gyros | |
| 20 | FRANZ BBQ | |
| 21 | Jack's Smokey BBQ |