May 21–22, 2016 · Prague, Czech Republic · CZECH REPUBLIC
BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS won Grand Champion at the Bohemian BBQ on May 21, 2016 in Prague, CZ, scoring 674.9028 in a field of 22 teams. SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.8228. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ WIESEL (175.4628); Pork Ribs — BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (169.7028); Pork — GECKO BBQ (174.8800); Brisket — BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (169.1428).
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 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0800 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS came in rated below the field's top team, MISS PIGGY'S U.K., and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: GRILLKUNST and SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Sale & Pepe edged MISS PIGGY'S U.K. by 0.0228.
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4628 | 172.5600 | 163.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7028 | 166.8344 | 162.8800 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 171.9656 | 165.7372 |
| Brisket | 169.1428 | 165.7028 | 159.3712 |
22 entries · top 674.9028 · median 647.8970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 6 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 7 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 8 | BALDICUE | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 11 | STICKY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 13 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 14 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 16 | Sale & Pepe | |
| 17 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 18 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 19 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 20 | BBQNIVERSITY Hungary | |
| 21 | Polish BBQ Team | |
| 22 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA |
22 entries · top 175.4628 · median 162.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 4 | Sale & Pepe | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 7 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 8 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | BALDICUE | |
| 12 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 13 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 14 | STICKY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 16 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 18 | BBQNIVERSITY Hungary | |
| 19 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 20 | Polish BBQ Team | |
| 21 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 22 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA |
22 entries · top 169.7028 · median 161.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 3 | STICKY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 7 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 9 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 11 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 12 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | Sale & Pepe | |
| 14 | BALDICUE | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 16 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 17 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 19 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 20 | Polish BBQ Team | |
| 21 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQNIVERSITY Hungary |
22 entries · top 174.8800 · median 164.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 3 | BALDICUE | |
| 4 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 7 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 8 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | Sale & Pepe | |
| 11 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 12 | STICKY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 15 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQNIVERSITY Hungary | |
| 17 | Polish BBQ Team | |
| 18 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 19 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 21 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 22 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA |
22 entries · top 169.1428 · median 157.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 4 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 5 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 7 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 8 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 9 | BALDICUE | |
| 10 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 11 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 12 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 14 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 15 | STICKY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 17 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 18 | BBQNIVERSITY Hungary | |
| 19 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 20 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 21 | Polish BBQ Team | |
| 22 | Sale & Pepe |