Aug 19–20, 2017 · Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, Germany · GERMANY · 📍 Elsweg/Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW
BBQ WIESEL won Grand Champion at the EUregio Barbeque Festival on August 19, 2017 in Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525 at Elsweg/Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, scoring 694.8572 in a field of 31 teams. MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3600. Category winners: Chicken — STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL (176.6172); Pork Ribs — FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR (174.8916); Pork — DE FILOUS (176.5716); Brisket — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (176.5600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
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 67 times in 100
BBQ WIESEL came in rated below the field's top team, MISS PIGGY'S U.K., and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BBQ WIESEL won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR and MISS PIGGY'S U.K. tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. and SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: LETZQ and MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2017 ← this one | Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW | Elsweg/Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW | 31 | 694.8572 | BBQ WIESEL | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW | Elsweg/Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW | 32 | 687.4056 | BUNCH OF SWINES | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.6172 | 173.7028 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 170.2972 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 172.5600 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 166.8800 |
31 entries · top 694.8572 · median 658.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 4 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 8 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ+ | |
| 10 | SLOW POKE SMOKE | |
| 11 | LETZQ | |
| 12 | DVOK team 2 | |
| 13 | DE FILOUS | |
| 14 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 15 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 16 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 17 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 18 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 19 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 21 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 22 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 23 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 24 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 25 | Classen's-BBQ seit 2014 | |
| 26 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 27 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 28 | Busons | |
| 29 | Blackburns' Bar-B-Que | |
| 30 | Meisterjaeger BBQ | |
| 31 | BBQ Bro's |
31 entries · top 176.6172 · median 166.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 2 | SLOW POKE SMOKE | |
| 3 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 4 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | Classen's-BBQ seit 2014 | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | DVOK team 2 | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 12 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 13 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 14 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 15 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 16 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 17 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 18 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ+ | |
| 20 | LETZQ | |
| 21 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 22 | Busons | |
| 23 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ Bro's | |
| 25 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 27 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 28 | DE FILOUS | |
| 29 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 30 | Meisterjaeger BBQ | |
| 31 | Blackburns' Bar-B-Que |
31 entries · top 174.8916 · median 164.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 2 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 3 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 6 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 7 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 8 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 9 | DVOK team 2 | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 12 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 13 | SLOW POKE SMOKE | |
| 14 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 15 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 17 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 19 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 20 | Busons | |
| 21 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 22 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 23 | DE FILOUS | |
| 24 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 25 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 26 | Classen's-BBQ seit 2014 | |
| 27 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 28 | LETZQ | |
| 29 | Meisterjaeger BBQ | |
| 30 | Blackburns' Bar-B-Que | |
| 31 | BBQ Bro's |
31 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE FILOUS | |
| 2 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 3 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 5 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 6 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 9 | LETZQ | |
| 10 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 12 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ+ | |
| 14 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 15 | DVOK team 2 | |
| 16 | BBQ GREENHORNS | |
| 17 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 18 | Blackburns' Bar-B-Que | |
| 19 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 20 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 21 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 22 | Busons | |
| 23 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 24 | SLOW POKE SMOKE | |
| 25 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 26 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 27 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 28 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 29 | Classen's-BBQ seit 2014 | |
| 30 | Meisterjaeger BBQ | |
| 31 | BBQ Bro's |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 4 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 7 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | DE FILOUS | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 11 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 13 | BBQ+ | |
| 14 | SLOW POKE SMOKE | |
| 15 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 16 | BBQ Bro's | |
| 17 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 18 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 19 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 21 | FLINTSTONES BBQ | |
| 22 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 23 | Classen's-BBQ seit 2014 | |
| 24 | DVOK team 2 | |
| 25 | Blackburns' Bar-B-Que | |
| 26 | Meisterjaeger BBQ | |
| 27 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 28 | Busons | |
| 29 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 30 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 31 | BBQ GREENHORNS |