A razor-thin finish
Closer than 86% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6288 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
- ROKENDE REGAHS
- IQ - NETHERLANDS
Apr 28–29, 2018 · Reichshof, Germany · GERMANY · 📍 Weiherdamm 1a
ROKENDE REGAHS won Grand Champion at the KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 on April 28, 2018 in Reichshof, 51580 at Weiherdamm 1a, scoring 691.4972 in a field of 32 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8684. Category winners: Chicken — 010 BRAAI (176.0000); Pork Ribs — Ruhrgold BBQ (172.0116); Pork — ROKENDE REGAHS (178.2972); Brisket — DRAGON BBQ (177.1772).
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.
Closer than 86% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6288 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
ROKENDE REGAHS came in rated below the field's top team, IQ - NETHERLANDS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was ROKENDE REGAHS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 48th tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: IQ - NETHERLANDS and ROKENDE REGAHS tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR edged SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE by 0.0116. Brisket places 3–4: 010 BRAAI edged BONSAIS WILD BBQ by 0.0116.
ROKENDE REGAHS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 174.8456 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0116 | 167.4056 | 162.8344 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.3200 | 164.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.1772 | 173.1772 | 167.4400 |
32 entries · top 691.4972 · median 643.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 4 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 5 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 6 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 7 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 9 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 12 | BBQ Seidel | |
| 13 | BBQ Point | |
| 14 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 15 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 17 | GOURMONDS | |
| 18 | IRON BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 20 | SIDE BY SIDE BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ Outcooker | |
| 22 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 23 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 26 | BBQ Miners | |
| 27 | Ruhrgold BBQ | |
| 28 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 29 | NO REGRETS BARBECUE | |
| 30 | Grillflammkes | |
| 31 | Oink N Doink | |
| 32 | BBQ Bro's |
32 entries · top 176 · median 163.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 2 | BBQ Seidel | |
| 3 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 4 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 7 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 8 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 9 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 10 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 12 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 14 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 16 | SIDE BY SIDE BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 18 | BBQ Outcooker | |
| 19 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 20 | IRON BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ Miners | |
| 22 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 23 | BBQ Point | |
| 24 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 26 | BBQ Bro's | |
| 27 | Grillflammkes | |
| 28 | NO REGRETS BARBECUE | |
| 29 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 30 | Ruhrgold BBQ | |
| 31 | GOURMONDS | |
| 32 | Oink N Doink |
32 entries · top 172.0116 · median 158.0058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruhrgold BBQ | |
| 2 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 3 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 4 | GOURMONDS | |
| 5 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 6 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 7 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 8 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 9 | IRON BBQ | |
| 10 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 12 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 14 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 15 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Outcooker | |
| 17 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BBQ Point | |
| 19 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 20 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 21 | Grillflammkes | |
| 22 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 24 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 25 | SIDE BY SIDE BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Seidel | |
| 27 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 28 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 29 | NO REGRETS BARBECUE | |
| 30 | Oink N Doink | |
| 31 | BBQ Miners | |
| 32 | BBQ Bro's |
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 158.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 2 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 5 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 6 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 7 | BBQ Seidel | |
| 8 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 9 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 10 | GOURMONDS | |
| 11 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 14 | BBQ Point | |
| 15 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 16 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | BBQ Miners | |
| 18 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 19 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 20 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 21 | NO REGRETS BARBECUE | |
| 22 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 23 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 24 | Ruhrgold BBQ | |
| 25 | Oink N Doink | |
| 26 | Grillflammkes | |
| 27 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | SIDE BY SIDE BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQ Outcooker | |
| 30 | IRON BBQ | |
| 31 | BBQ Bro's | |
| 32 | BBQ AUS MASSEN |
32 entries · top 177.1772 · median 161.4170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Point | |
| 3 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 4 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 5 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 6 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 7 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 8 | GOURMONDS | |
| 9 | IRON BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 11 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 12 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 13 | SIDE BY SIDE BBQ | |
| 14 | NO REGRETS BARBECUE | |
| 15 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 16 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 17 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 18 | BBQ Seidel | |
| 19 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 20 | BBQ Outcooker | |
| 21 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | BBQ Miners | |
| 23 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 24 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 25 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 26 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Ruhrgold BBQ | |
| 28 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 30 | Oink N Doink | |
| 31 | Grillflammkes | |
| 32 | BBQ Bro's |