Vienna BBQ Days
2025-10-18 – 2025-10-19 · Vienna, 1110 · AUSTRIA
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: Woodquarter Smokerheads (687.3600) · 11 teams
Entries
11
4 categories
Top score
687.3600
Winning margin
1.1656
GC over RC
Field average
674.41
median 679.85
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.6740
what a walk cost here
Field spread
50.4572
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1591
avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Woodquarter Smokerheads came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-08 | 20 | 686.3200 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 2018-07-14 | 15 | 672.5484 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna, 1110 | 13 | 690.7656 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna, 1110 | 15 | 177.7372 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna, 1110 | 14 | 693.7144 | Insomnia BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna, 1110 | 19 | 178.8800 | Chris' BBQ |
| 2025-10-18 ← this one | Vienna, 1110 | 11 | 687.3600 | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna, 1110 | 14 | 178.8572 | BBQ Farm |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
11 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.2400
Master Series — Chicken
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2744
Master Series — Overall
11 entries · top 687.3600 · median 679.8512
Master Series — Pork
11 entries · top 176.5716 · median 171.9772
Master Series — Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9772