Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2026 · Vienna, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19 1
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
Smoky Cotte won Grand Champion at the Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest on February 28, 2026 in Vienna, 1030 at Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19 1, scoring 697.0860 in a field of 12 teams. Barbecoa BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0396. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ Hot Yard (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Woodquarter Smokerheads (177.7144); Pork — BBQ Hot Yard (179.4400); Brisket — Smoky Cotte (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
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 78 times in 100
Smoky Cotte came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
BBQ Hot Yard won Chicken, Pork — a double.
Smoky Cotte took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 ← this one | Vienna | Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19 1 | 12 | 697.0860 | SMOKY COTTE | Barbecoa BBQ Team |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Vienna | Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19 1 | 7 | 179.4400 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
| 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 | 170.8228 | 162.2516 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
12 entries · top 180 · 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 |