Jul 23–24, 2016 · Millheim, Germany · GERMANY
GRILLKUNST won Grand Champion at the Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival on July 23, 2016 in Millheim, DE, scoring 702.8344 in a field of 29 teams. SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3944. Category winners: Chicken — ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BEER & BONES (177.1772); Pork — THE BARKTENDERS (179.4400); Brisket — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (180.0000).
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 75 times in 100
GRILLKUNST came in rated below the field's top team, MISS PIGGY'S U.K., and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
GRILLKUNST won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was GRILLKUNST's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: IRON BBQ and GRILLKUNST tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: IRON BBQ edged BBQ WIESEL by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 4–5: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. edged BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS by 0.0228.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.9144 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 174.8572 | 170.3088 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 172 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.1316 | 168.5716 |
29 entries · top 702.8344 · median 675.4512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | Bergische Roestaromen | |
| 5 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 6 | DE FILOUS | |
| 7 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 8 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | IRON BBQ | |
| 10 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 12 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 13 | BEER & BONES | |
| 14 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 15 | LETZQ | |
| 16 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 17 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 18 | BALDICUE | |
| 19 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 20 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 21 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 22 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 24 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 27 | BBQ LONGHORN AUSTRIA | |
| 28 | MIG | |
| 29 | Baden in Glut |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.9144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 3 | LETZQ | |
| 4 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 5 | Bergische Roestaromen | |
| 6 | BALDICUE | |
| 7 | IRON BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 9 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 11 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 12 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 14 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 16 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 17 | BBQ LONGHORN AUSTRIA | |
| 18 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 19 | DE FILOUS | |
| 20 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 21 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 22 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 23 | BEER & BONES | |
| 24 | MIG | |
| 25 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 26 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 28 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 29 | Baden in Glut |
29 entries · top 177.1772 · median 167.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER & BONES | |
| 2 | IRON BBQ | |
| 3 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 9 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 10 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 12 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 13 | DE FILOUS | |
| 14 | BALDICUE | |
| 15 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 16 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 18 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 19 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 20 | Bergische Roestaromen | |
| 21 | Baden in Glut | |
| 22 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 23 | LETZQ | |
| 24 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 25 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 26 | BBQ LONGHORN AUSTRIA | |
| 27 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 28 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 29 | MIG |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 2 | Bergische Roestaromen | |
| 3 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 4 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 5 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 7 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 8 | DE FILOUS | |
| 9 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 12 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 14 | BALDICUE | |
| 15 | BEER & BONES | |
| 16 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | LETZQ | |
| 18 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 19 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 20 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 21 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 23 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 25 | IRON BBQ | |
| 26 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 27 | MIG | |
| 28 | BBQ LONGHORN AUSTRIA | |
| 29 | Baden in Glut |
29 entries · top 180 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | Bergische Roestaromen | |
| 6 | DE FILOUS | |
| 7 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 8 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | IRON BBQ | |
| 11 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 13 | LETZQ | |
| 14 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 15 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 16 | BEER & BONES | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 19 | MIG | |
| 20 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 21 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 22 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | BALDICUE | |
| 24 | BBQ LONGHORN AUSTRIA | |
| 25 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 27 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 29 | Baden in Glut |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
19 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | IRON BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 4 | BALDICUE | |
| 5 | Bergische Roestaromen | |
| 6 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 7 | Baden in Glut | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 11 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 12 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 13 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 14 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | BBQ LONGHORN AUSTRIA | |
| 16 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 17 | LETZQ | |
| 18 | MIG | |
| 19 | THE BARKTENDERS |