Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest
2026-02-28 – 2026-03-01 · Vienna, 1030 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19 1
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: SMOKY COTTE (697.0860) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Barbecoa BBQ Team
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Top-10 cutoff
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How hot was the win?
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🧹 A double category winner
BBQ Hot Yard won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: Szendo Smoke BBQ Team and Smoky Cotte tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Ribs in Peace and 3BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE and Ribs in Peace tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Smoky Cotte came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-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)
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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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 ← this one | Vienna, 1030 | Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19 1 | 12 | 697.0860 | SMOKY COTTE | Barbecoa BBQ Team |
| 2026-02-28 | Vienna, 1030 | Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19 1 | 7 | 179.4400 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2744 | 167.9540 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 168.5372 | 161.6688 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 170.8228 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 162.2516 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 697.0860 · median 676.4630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 4 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 7 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 8 | 3BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 10 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 11 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 12 | Onkel Felix BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 4 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 6 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | 3BBQ | |
| 10 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 12 | Onkel Felix BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 4 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 5 | 3BBQ | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 8 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 9 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 10 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 11 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 12 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team |
Pork
12 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 3 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 10 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 11 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE |
Brisket
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 7 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 9 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 10 | 3BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 12 | Ribs in Peace |