Aug 13–14, 2016 · Oslo, Norway · NORWAY · 📍 Strand Restaurant Park
VIKING BBQ won Grand Champion at the Oslofjord BBQ Challenge on August 13, 2016 in OSLO, Norway, NO at Strand Restaurant Park, scoring 672.6628 in a field of 28 teams. BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 672.5832. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (173.7260); Pork Ribs — The Danish National BBQ team (175.4744); Pork — FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) (170.8916); Brisket — ROKENDE REGAHS (176.5944).
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.
Closer than 95% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0796 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
VIKING BBQ 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.
VIKING BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was VIKING BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
Chicken places 6–7: ROKENDE REGAHS edged FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Buck`s BBQ edged SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN by 0.0228. Pork places 7–8: B�rum Blod edged THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM by 0.0228.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7260 | 166.8572 | 165.1656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4744 | 168.0344 | 161.1772 |
| Pork | 170.8916 | 167.9656 | 163.4172 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 168.5828 | 163.4056 |
28 entries · top 672.6628 · median 646.2398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 3 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 4 | The Danish National BBQ team | |
| 5 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 6 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 7 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 8 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 9 | LETZQ | |
| 10 | Grillet.no BBQ team | |
| 11 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 12 | Doghouse Barbeque | |
| 13 | GRILLIGION | |
| 14 | Buck`s BBQ | |
| 15 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 16 | Krosby BBQ | |
| 17 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 18 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 19 | B�rum Blod | |
| 20 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 21 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 22 | Gourmetguttane | |
| 23 | Gutta i r�yken | |
| 24 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 25 | BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | 365 BBQ Team Stj�rdal | |
| 27 | Team Hansen BBQ | |
| 28 | Jumpking BBQ Team |
28 entries · top 173.7260 · median 163.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | Buck`s BBQ | |
| 3 | The Danish National BBQ team | |
| 4 | LETZQ | |
| 5 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 6 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 7 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 8 | Gutta i r�yken | |
| 9 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 11 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 12 | GRILLIGION | |
| 13 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 14 | Krosby BBQ | |
| 15 | Doghouse Barbeque | |
| 16 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 17 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 18 | Jumpking BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Grillet.no BBQ team | |
| 20 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 21 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 22 | B�rum Blod | |
| 23 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 24 | 365 BBQ Team Stj�rdal | |
| 25 | BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | Gourmetguttane | |
| 27 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 28 | Team Hansen BBQ |
28 entries · top 175.4744 · median 159.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Danish National BBQ team | |
| 2 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 3 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 4 | GRILLIGION | |
| 5 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 6 | Grillet.no BBQ team | |
| 7 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 8 | Buck`s BBQ | |
| 9 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 10 | Doghouse Barbeque | |
| 11 | Gourmetguttane | |
| 12 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 13 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 14 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 15 | Team Hansen BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 17 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 18 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 19 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 20 | Krosby BBQ | |
| 21 | LETZQ | |
| 22 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 23 | BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 25 | 365 BBQ Team Stj�rdal | |
| 26 | Gutta i r�yken | |
| 27 | B�rum Blod | |
| 28 | Jumpking BBQ Team |
28 entries · top 170.8916 · median 159.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 2 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 3 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 4 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 7 | B�rum Blod | |
| 8 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 9 | 365 BBQ Team Stj�rdal | |
| 10 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 11 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 12 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 13 | Doghouse Barbeque | |
| 14 | Krosby BBQ | |
| 15 | Gutta i r�yken | |
| 16 | Grillet.no BBQ team | |
| 17 | The Danish National BBQ team | |
| 18 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 19 | LETZQ | |
| 20 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 21 | GRILLIGION | |
| 22 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | Gourmetguttane | |
| 25 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 26 | Team Hansen BBQ | |
| 27 | Buck`s BBQ | |
| 28 | Jumpking BBQ Team |
28 entries · top 176.5944 · median 159.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 4 | Buck`s BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 6 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 7 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 8 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 9 | B�rum Blod | |
| 10 | Grillet.no BBQ team | |
| 11 | Doghouse Barbeque | |
| 12 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 13 | The Danish National BBQ team | |
| 14 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 15 | Krosby BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLIGION | |
| 17 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 18 | Gourmetguttane | |
| 19 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 20 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 21 | BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 23 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 24 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 25 | Gutta i r�yken | |
| 26 | Team Hansen BBQ | |
| 27 | 365 BBQ Team Stj�rdal | |
| 28 | Jumpking BBQ Team |