Marchfelder Feuerfest
2026-05-02 – 2026-05-03 · Orth an der Donau, NO · AUSTRIA · 📍 Graf - Salm - Gasse 2
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: BBQ Hot Yard (699.3828) · 8 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 3BBQ
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.7884 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: COOKLOUNGE BBQ and Woodquarter Smokerheads tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: Onkel Felix BBQ and BBQ Hot Yard tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: 3BBQ edged Stammtischgriller by 0.0116.
🃏 An upset on the books
BBQ Hot Yard 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.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-03 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 12 | 681.6800 | The BBQ Ranch | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| 2025-05-03 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 13 | 175.4172 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
| 2026-05-02 ← this one | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 8 | 699.3828 | BBQ Hot Yard | 3BBQ |
| 2026-05-02 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 7 | 176.5600 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | — |
| 2027-07-03 | Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-07-03 | Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 172.0228 | — |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 171.4056 | — |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 161.6340 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
8 entries · top 699.3828 · median 681.0398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | 3BBQ | |
| 3 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 4 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
Chicken
8 entries · top 178.8572 · median 176.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 8 | BBQ Hot Yard |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 175.4288 · median 172.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 3 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 5 | 3BBQ | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 8 | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
Pork
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3BBQ | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 5 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
Brisket
8 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | 3BBQ | |
| 5 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 6 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |