A statement win
9.7376
points clear of the field
Wider than 86% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7376 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
EUregio Barbecue Festival
2016-08-20 – 2016-08-21 · Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR · GERMANY · 📍 Elsweg/Waldfeuchy-Haaren/NRW
Grand Champion: BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (696.5376) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUNCH OF SWINES
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.
613.67
median 663.33
696.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180.00 🔥
141.12
180.00
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
696.5376
Winning margin
9.7376
GC over RC
Field average
659.00
613.67696.54
median 663.33 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.6804
613.67696.54
10th place overall
Field spread
82.8688
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 47%
beats 53% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.84 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1538
avg power rating going in · stronger than 28% of contests
Storylines (4 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 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 1–2: BBQ+ and BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: IQ - NETHERLANDS and VIKING BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: GRILLKUNST edged BBQ WIESEL by 0.0116.
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 21st.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 21st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS · Brisket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-20 ← this one | Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR | Elsweg/Waldfeuchy-Haaren/NRW | 28 | 696.5376 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 2019-08-17 | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 28 | 682.3316 | IQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 170.8456 | 168.5140 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 168.5716 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 172.5600 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 696.5376 · median 663.3312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 4 | DE FILOUS | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 9 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 10 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 11 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 12 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 14 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 15 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 16 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 17 | THE PIG BANG THEORY | |
| 18 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 19 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 20 | Meisterjager BBQ | |
| 21 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 22 | BEER & BONES | |
| 23 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 25 | Stevedores smoke n` grill | |
| 26 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 27 | The real BBQ Brothers | |
| 28 | Barbecue Sportverein |
Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 2 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 7 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 8 | DE FILOUS | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 11 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 12 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 13 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 14 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 15 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 16 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ+ | |
| 18 | Meisterjager BBQ | |
| 19 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 20 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 21 | Barbecue Sportverein | |
| 22 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 23 | The real BBQ Brothers | |
| 24 | Stevedores smoke n` grill | |
| 25 | BEER & BONES | |
| 26 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 27 | THE PIG BANG THEORY | |
| 28 | FLINTSTONES BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 3 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 6 | DE FILOUS | |
| 7 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 8 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 9 | Stevedores smoke n` grill | |
| 10 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 11 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 12 | THE PIG BANG THEORY | |
| 13 | Meisterjager BBQ | |
| 14 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 16 | The real BBQ Brothers | |
| 17 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 18 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 19 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 20 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 22 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 24 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 25 | BEER & BONES | |
| 26 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 27 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 28 | Barbecue Sportverein |
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 8 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 11 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 13 | DE FILOUS | |
| 14 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 15 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 16 | THE PIG BANG THEORY | |
| 17 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 18 | Barbecue Sportverein | |
| 19 | Meisterjager BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 21 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 22 | BEER & BONES | |
| 23 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 24 | Stevedores smoke n` grill | |
| 25 | The real BBQ Brothers | |
| 26 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 27 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 28 | BURNING LOVE |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | DE FILOUS | |
| 3 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 4 | THE PIG BANG THEORY | |
| 5 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 8 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 11 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 13 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 14 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 15 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ+ | |
| 17 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 18 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 19 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 20 | BEER & BONES | |
| 21 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 22 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 23 | Stevedores smoke n` grill | |
| 24 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 25 | The real BBQ Brothers | |
| 26 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 27 | Meisterjager BBQ | |
| 28 | Barbecue Sportverein |