A razor-thin finish
Closer than 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2344 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
- KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE
- MISS PIGGY'S U.K.
2017-10-14 – 2017-10-15 · Tallya, · HUNGARY · 📍 Tallya,
Grand Champion: KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE (686.8456) · 40 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MISS PIGGY'S U.K.
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 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2344 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE came in rated below the field's top team, MISS PIGGY'S U.K., and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE's first Grand Championship in the data.
KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 4–5: BROS HOG and Debrecz'N BBQ tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Fehér Nyúl BBQ and Debrecz'N BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: Omerta BBQ edged KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE by 0.0112.
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2856 | 167.4516 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7028 | 168.6400 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.2856 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 173.7372 | 169.1428 | 164.5488 |
40 entries · top 686.8456 · median 642.2286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | BROS HOG | |
| 4 | Chefparade Főzőiskola | |
| 5 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 8 | Debrecz'N BBQ | |
| 9 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 11 | Bp BARbq feat Briquette | |
| 12 | Westwoodfields BBQ | |
| 13 | LETZQ | |
| 14 | BodrogSmoker BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 16 | PiciGurman | |
| 17 | SunCity BBQ Szeged | |
| 18 | Fehér Nyúl BBQ | |
| 19 | Tállya Füstje | |
| 20 | Grilltarsasag | |
| 21 | Tütü Barbecue | |
| 22 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 23 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Riders | |
| 25 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 26 | Közel a tűzhöz | |
| 27 | ZuzmÓ! BBQ Garden | |
| 28 | Smoke & Meat | |
| 29 | Déli Part BBQ | |
| 30 | Team Ã…Ârház | |
| 31 | Broil King Fans | |
| 32 | Gerilla Gasztro BBQ | |
| 33 | Dunakanyar BBQ | |
| 34 | Indivino Wine & BBQ | |
| 35 | Zsambbq | |
| 36 | BBQ Heroes | |
| 37 | Baricska Csárda | |
| 38 | Carpathian BBQ | |
| 39 | Zabáljcsak BBQ | |
| 40 | KemenceMánia |
40 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | Westwoodfields BBQ | |
| 3 | PiciGurman | |
| 4 | BROS HOG | |
| 5 | Debrecz'N BBQ | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | Chefparade Főzőiskola | |
| 8 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 9 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 10 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 11 | Grilltarsasag | |
| 12 | Tállya Füstje | |
| 13 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 14 | Team Ã…Ârház | |
| 15 | Zsambbq | |
| 16 | Baricska Csárda | |
| 17 | BodrogSmoker BBQ | |
| 18 | Carpathian BBQ | |
| 19 | ZuzmÓ! BBQ Garden | |
| 20 | Broil King Fans | |
| 21 | Bp BARbq feat Briquette | |
| 22 | Közel a tűzhöz | |
| 23 | Gerilla Gasztro BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Riders | |
| 25 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 26 | Dunakanyar BBQ | |
| 27 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 28 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 29 | Fehér Nyúl BBQ | |
| 30 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 31 | LETZQ | |
| 32 | KemenceMánia | |
| 33 | SunCity BBQ Szeged | |
| 34 | Smoke & Meat | |
| 35 | Indivino Wine & BBQ | |
| 36 | Déli Part BBQ | |
| 37 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 38 | Tütü Barbecue | |
| 39 | BBQ Heroes | |
| 40 | Zabáljcsak BBQ |
40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Fehér Nyúl BBQ | |
| 4 | Debrecz'N BBQ | |
| 5 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 6 | BodrogSmoker BBQ | |
| 7 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 8 | Indivino Wine & BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 10 | Tállya Füstje | |
| 11 | Chefparade Főzőiskola | |
| 12 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 13 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke & Meat | |
| 15 | Dunakanyar BBQ | |
| 16 | Bp BARbq feat Briquette | |
| 17 | Tütü Barbecue | |
| 18 | ZuzmÓ! BBQ Garden | |
| 19 | Team Ã…Ârház | |
| 20 | Smoke Riders | |
| 21 | Grilltarsasag | |
| 22 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 23 | PiciGurman | |
| 24 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 25 | SunCity BBQ Szeged | |
| 26 | Déli Part BBQ | |
| 27 | Broil King Fans | |
| 28 | Westwoodfields BBQ | |
| 29 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 30 | KemenceMánia | |
| 31 | LETZQ | |
| 32 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 33 | BROS HOG | |
| 34 | BBQ Heroes | |
| 35 | Baricska Csárda | |
| 36 | Zabáljcsak BBQ | |
| 37 | Közel a tűzhöz | |
| 38 | Gerilla Gasztro BBQ | |
| 39 | Zsambbq | |
| 40 | Carpathian BBQ |
40 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | LETZQ | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | Bp BARbq feat Briquette | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | Gerilla Gasztro BBQ | |
| 8 | PiciGurman | |
| 9 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 10 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Chefparade Főzőiskola | |
| 12 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 13 | Tütü Barbecue | |
| 14 | BodrogSmoker BBQ | |
| 15 | Fehér Nyúl BBQ | |
| 16 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 17 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke Riders | |
| 19 | SunCity BBQ Szeged | |
| 20 | Baricska Csárda | |
| 21 | Westwoodfields BBQ | |
| 22 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 23 | Közel a tűzhöz | |
| 24 | Grilltarsasag | |
| 25 | BBQ Heroes | |
| 26 | Zsambbq | |
| 27 | Debrecz'N BBQ | |
| 28 | Déli Part BBQ | |
| 29 | Zabáljcsak BBQ | |
| 30 | ZuzmÓ! BBQ Garden | |
| 31 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 32 | Dunakanyar BBQ | |
| 33 | Broil King Fans | |
| 34 | Team Ã…Ârház | |
| 35 | Carpathian BBQ | |
| 36 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 37 | KemenceMánia | |
| 38 | Smoke & Meat | |
| 39 | Tállya Füstje | |
| 40 | Indivino Wine & BBQ |
40 entries · top 173.7372 · median 159.3830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SunCity BBQ Szeged | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 4 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 7 | LETZQ | |
| 8 | Chefparade Főzőiskola | |
| 9 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 10 | Bp BARbq feat Briquette | |
| 11 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 12 | Smoke & Meat | |
| 13 | Westwoodfields BBQ | |
| 14 | Tállya Füstje | |
| 15 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 16 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 17 | Közel a tűzhöz | |
| 18 | Déli Part BBQ | |
| 19 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 20 | Tütü Barbecue | |
| 21 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 22 | Indivino Wine & BBQ | |
| 23 | Debrecz'N BBQ | |
| 24 | Fehér Nyúl BBQ | |
| 25 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 26 | Zabáljcsak BBQ | |
| 27 | BodrogSmoker BBQ | |
| 28 | Grilltarsasag | |
| 29 | Broil King Fans | |
| 30 | BBQ Heroes | |
| 31 | Smoke Riders | |
| 32 | Carpathian BBQ | |
| 33 | Zsambbq | |
| 34 | ZuzmÓ! BBQ Garden | |
| 35 | Team Ã…Ârház | |
| 36 | Gerilla Gasztro BBQ | |
| 37 | PiciGurman | |
| 38 | KemenceMánia | |
| 39 | Dunakanyar BBQ | |
| 40 | Baricska Csárda |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
27 entries · top 178.3200 · median 168.5828