A statement win
19.4628
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 19.4628 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
EUregio BBQ Festival
2015-08-15 – 2015-08-16 · Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , · GERMANY · 📍 Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein ,
Grand Champion: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (678.8572) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ WIESEL
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
479.37
median 637.12
678.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.00
- Pork Ribs 171.99
- Pork 173.12
- Brisket 174.30
20.00
176.00
Entries
22
4 judged meats
Top score
678.8572
Winning margin
19.4628
GC over RC
Field average
629.93
479.37678.86
median 637.12 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.9888 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
637.5540
479.37678.86
10th place overall
Field spread
199.4860
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
52%
11 of 21 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.42 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines (5 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
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: Iron BBQ Battenberg and BR.BQ tied on 163.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: LETZQ edged BBQ+ by 0.0116. Chicken places 8–9: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ edged Iron BBQ Battenberg by 0.0116.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork 4–5 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BBQ WIESEL won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 4th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in chicken
176.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. turned in 176.0000 in chicken — past the 170.8344 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 170.8344
- across 1 past editions
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-20 | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , EU | 21 | 687.4516 | BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ | Miss Piggy�s UK |
| 2015-08-15 ← this one | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , | 22 | 678.8572 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | BBQ WIESEL |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 166.2972 | 163.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9888 | 164.0000 | 159.9772 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 163.9772 | 159.9772 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 163.9772 | 157.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 678.8572 · median 637.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 3 | DE FILOUS | |
| 4 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 5 | BR.BQ | |
| 6 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 7 | Iron BBQ Battenberg | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | PUREBBQ | |
| 10 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 11 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 12 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 15 | LETZQ | |
| 16 | Viking BBQ | |
| 17 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 18 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 19 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 20 | Rubmaster BBQ team | |
| 21 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 22 | TEAM ANONIEM |
Chicken
22 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | PUREBBQ | |
| 3 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | Viking BBQ | |
| 6 | LETZQ | |
| 7 | DE FILOUS | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 9 | Iron BBQ Battenberg | |
| 10 | BR.BQ | |
| 11 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 12 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 13 | BBQ+ | |
| 14 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 15 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 16 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 17 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 18 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 19 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 20 | Rubmaster BBQ team | |
| 21 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 22 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 171.9888 · median 159.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 2 | BR.BQ | |
| 3 | PUREBBQ | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | DE FILOUS | |
| 8 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 10 | Viking BBQ | |
| 11 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 12 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 13 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 14 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 15 | Iron BBQ Battenberg | |
| 16 | Rubmaster BBQ team | |
| 17 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 18 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 19 | LETZQ | |
| 20 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 21 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 22 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG |
Pork
22 entries · top 173.1200 · median 159.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 2 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 5 | Iron BBQ Battenberg | |
| 6 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | PUREBBQ | |
| 11 | DE FILOUS | |
| 12 | Viking BBQ | |
| 13 | BR.BQ | |
| 14 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 15 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 16 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 17 | Rubmaster BBQ team | |
| 18 | LETZQ | |
| 19 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 20 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 21 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 22 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
Brisket
22 entries · top 174.2972 · median 157.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | DE FILOUS | |
| 4 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 5 | Iron BBQ Battenberg | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 8 | BR.BQ | |
| 9 | LETZQ | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 12 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 13 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 14 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 15 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 16 | Rubmaster BBQ team | |
| 17 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 18 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 19 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 20 | PUREBBQ | |
| 21 | Viking BBQ | |
| 22 | TEAM ANONIEM |