A statement win
14.8340
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.8340 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice
Feb 17–18, 2018 · Weissensee, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Techendorf 78
BBQ+ won Grand Champion at the Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice on February 17, 2018 in Weissensee, 9762 at Techendorf 78, scoring 697.6800 in a field of 17 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8460. Category winners: Chicken — PUREBBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS (172.5716); Pork — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — BBQ+ (180.0000).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
630.69
median 663.31
697.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 172.57
- Pork 175.44
- Brisket 180 🔥
150.80
180
Entries
17
4 judged meats
Top score
697.6800
Winning margin
14.8340
GC over RC
Field average
664.10
630.69697.68
median 663.31 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.1600
630.69697.68
10th place overall
Field spread
66.9944
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,551
avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests
Storylines (4 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 5–6: BBQ-Express Team Lunteren and BALDICUE tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SMOKE AND FIRE and PUREBBQ tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: BROS HOG and THE BARKTENDERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BBQ+ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BBQ+ · Brisket
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.9884 | 167.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 166.8800 | 162.8344 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 170.8456 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 180 | 167.4516 | 162.8000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 697.6800 · median 663.3140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 4 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BALDICUE | |
| 6 | BROS HOG | |
| 7 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 8 | LUNA SMOKE | |
| 9 | PUREBBQ | |
| 10 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 11 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 12 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 13 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 14 | BBQ-Express Team Lunteren | |
| 15 | MASTERS OF FIRE | |
| 16 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ4FUN |
Chicken
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUREBBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | MASTERS OF FIRE | |
| 5 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 6 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 7 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 9 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 10 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 12 | BALDICUE | |
| 13 | LUNA SMOKE | |
| 14 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 15 | BROS HOG | |
| 16 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 17 | BBQ-Express Team Lunteren |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 172.5716 · median 163.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 2 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 5 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 6 | BALDICUE | |
| 7 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | LUNA SMOKE | |
| 11 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 12 | BROS HOG | |
| 13 | MASTERS OF FIRE | |
| 14 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 15 | BBQ-Express Team Lunteren | |
| 16 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 17 | WESTSIDE BBQ |
Pork
17 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | LUNA SMOKE | |
| 4 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 5 | BBQ-Express Team Lunteren | |
| 6 | BALDICUE | |
| 7 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 10 | PUREBBQ | |
| 11 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 12 | BROS HOG | |
| 13 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 14 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 15 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 16 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 17 | MASTERS OF FIRE |
Brisket
17 entries · top 180 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 6 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 7 | BBQ-Express Team Lunteren | |
| 8 | BALDICUE | |
| 9 | LUNA SMOKE | |
| 10 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 12 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 13 | MASTERS OF FIRE | |
| 14 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 15 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 16 | PUREBBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ4FUN |