A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
BBQ Mania Team finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Oct 11, 2025 · Szerencs, Hungary · HUNGARY · 📍 Rákóczi Castel
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
Full results from the V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 11, 2025 in Szerencs, 3900 at Rákóczi Castel. SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Szendo Smoke BBQ Team.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
157.13
median 166.25
177.71 🏆
Entries
9
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
2.8344
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.80
157.13177.71
Pork Ribs · median 166.25 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
11.4628 pts across the top 5
Field spread
20.5828
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Photo finishes
0.0228
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Rusty grill edged BBQ Hot Yard by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0228
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 | Szerencs | Rákóczi Castel | 21 | 703.9428 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ |
| Oct 11, 2025 ← this one | Szerencs | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 166.2516 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 3 | BBQ Mania Team | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 6 | BELO BBQ and Grill | |
| 7 | Rusty grill | |
| 8 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 9 | DEZO BBQ |