Oct 11–12, 2025 · Szerencs, Hungary · HUNGARY · 📍 Rákóczi Castel
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
Szendo Smoke BBQ Team won Grand Champion at the V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition on October 11, 2025 in Szerencs, 3900 at Rákóczi Castel, scoring 703.9428 in a field of 21 teams. SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9544. Category winners: Chicken — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BBQ Mania Team (180.0000); Pork — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Rusty grill (176.5600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
Szendo Smoke BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Szendo Smoke BBQ Team won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
DEZO BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
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.
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 ← this one | Szerencs | Rákóczi Castel | 21 | 703.9428 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Szerencs | Rákóczi Castel | 9 | 177.7144 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 167.4632 |
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 |
21 entries · top 180 · 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 |
21 entries · top 180 · 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 |
21 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |