Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BBQ Hot Yard and Onkel Felix BBQ tied on 169.6916 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
May 2, 2026 · Orth an der Donau, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Graf - Salm - Gasse 2
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
Full results from the Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 2, 2026 in Orth an der Donau, NO at Graf - Salm - Gasse 2. SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Woodquarter Smokerheads (176.5600). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by BBQ Hot Yard; the next is scheduled for July 3, 2027.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
7
1 judged meat
Top score
176.5600
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.32
153.67176.56
Pork Ribs · median 169.69 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
9.7028 pts across the top 5
Field spread
22.8912
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A contest record in pork ribs
176.5600
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Woodquarter Smokerheads turned in 176.5600 in pork ribs — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4400
- across 2 past editions
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 12 | 681.6800 | The BBQ Ranch | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| May 3, 2025 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 13 | 175.4172 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
| May 2, 2026 | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 8 | 699.3828 | BBQ Hot Yard | 3BBQ |
| May 2, 2026 ← this one | Orth an der Donau, NO | Graf - Salm - Gasse 2 | 7 | 176.5600 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | — |
| Jul 3, 2027 | Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 3, 2027 | Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 166.8572 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 4 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 5 | 3BBQ | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | Rubber Duck BBQ |