Apr 7–8, 2018 · Wels, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Messegelaende
KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE won Grand Champion at the 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 on April 7, 2018 in Wels, 4600 at Messegelaende, scoring 666.8460 in a field of 17 teams. GOOD OLD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 664.5140. Category winners: Chicken — KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE (169.1316); Pork Ribs — EGGHEAD-BARBECUE (168.5716); Pork — DRAGON BBQ (172.5944); Brisket — GOOD OLD BBQ (174.8572).
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 65 times in 100
KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE came in rated below the field's top team, White Squirrel BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: BALDICUE edged Omerta BBQ by 0.0004. Chicken places 6–7: GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS edged DRAGON BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 3–4: STARONESMOKER edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0228.
KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.1316 | 165.7028 | 160.5596 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5716 | 164 | 160.5256 |
| Pork | 172.5944 | 169.1200 | 159.9544 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 164 | 154.8572 |
17 entries · top 666.8460 · median 641.0060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 2 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 3 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 4 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 7 | BALDICUE | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 10 | STARONESMOKER | |
| 11 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 12 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 13 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 14 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 16 | BodrogSmokerBBQ Team (HU) | |
| 17 | BBQ4FUN |
17 entries · top 169.1316 · median 162.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | STARONESMOKER | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 7 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 10 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 11 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 12 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 14 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 15 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 16 | BodrogSmokerBBQ Team (HU) | |
| 17 | BALDICUE |
17 entries · top 168.5716 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 2 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 3 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 4 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 5 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 8 | BALDICUE | |
| 9 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 10 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 11 | BodrogSmokerBBQ Team (HU) | |
| 12 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 14 | STARONESMOKER | |
| 15 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 16 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 17 | SAUWALD BBQ |
17 entries · top 172.5944 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 2 | BALDICUE | |
| 3 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 4 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 5 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 6 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 7 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 8 | STARONESMOKER | |
| 9 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 10 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 12 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | BodrogSmokerBBQ Team (HU) | |
| 14 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 16 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 17 | FULAC BBQ |
17 entries · top 174.8572 · median 156.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 2 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 3 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 6 | BALDICUE | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 9 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 10 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 11 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 12 | BodrogSmokerBBQ Team (HU) | |
| 13 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 14 | STARONESMOKER | |
| 15 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 16 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ4FUN |