A new contest record
681.1772
highest overall ever cooked here
681.1772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 675.3484 BBQ WIESEL set in 2016.
- old record 675.3484
- set 2016 by BBQ WIESEL
BBQ an der Burg 2018
Jun 30 – Jul 1, 2018 · Geestland, Germany · GERMANY · 📍 17 Amtsstrasse
BBQ WIESEL won Grand Champion at the BBQ an der Burg 2018 on June 30, 2018 in Geestland, 27574 at 17 Amtsstrasse, scoring 681.1772 in a field of 30 teams. DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.8344. Category winners: Chicken — OLD TRUCKERS BBQ (171.9772); Pork Ribs — BBQ WIESEL (173.7028); Pork — 010 BRAAI (171.9656); Brisket — BBQ TEAM WEST COAST (177.1428). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by BBQ WIESEL; the next was held in 2019.
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.
583.98
median 635.70
681.18 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.98
- Pork Ribs 173.70
- Pork 171.97
- Brisket 177.14
122.82
177.14
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
30
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
681.1772
Winning margin
10.3428
GC over RC
Field average
637.16
583.98681.18
median 635.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.3944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
653.6916
583.98681.18
10th place overall
Field spread
97.2004
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
50%
6 of 12 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.39 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,514
avg power rating going in · stronger than 10% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
BBQ WIESEL won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2016
- 2018
A statement win
10.3428
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.3428 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
BBQ WIESEL has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM and STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: OLD TRUCKERS BBQ edged DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM by 0.0112. Brisket places 4–5: 010 BRAAI edged TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM by 0.0116.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0112
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork 3–4 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BBQ WIESEL took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 7th
A contest record in brisket
177.1428
best brisket ever cooked here
BBQ TEAM WEST COAST turned in 177.1428 in brisket — past the 173.7372 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.7372
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ WIESEL (won 2016).
- BBQ WIESEL · 2016
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2016 | Geestland, DE | Amtsstrasse | 12 | 675.3484 | BBQ WIESEL | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM |
| Jun 30, 2018 ← this one | Geestland | 17 Amtsstrasse | 30 | 681.1772 | BBQ WIESEL | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM |
| Jul 6, 2019 | Geestland | Amtsstrabe | 36 | 669.6684 | White Squirrel BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Jul 3, 2020 | Geestland | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.9772 | 168.5828 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 169.7488 | 164.6172 |
| Pork | 171.9656 | 168.5484 | 163.4172 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 168 | 163.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 681.1772 · median 635.7030
Chicken
30 entries · top 171.9772 · median 160.8514
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 173.7028 · median 159.9886
Pork
30 entries · top 171.9656 · median 158.2742
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 158.2744
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Bake Of Grill
15 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 2 | BBQ Outcooker | |
| 3 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 4 | OLD TRUCKERS BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 6 | Lion Brothers BBQ | |
| 7 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 8 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 9 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 10 | IRON BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ Pit Monkey's | |
| 12 | Moor BBQ | |
| 13 | EASTFRISIAN BBQ | |
| 14 | Triple K BBQ | |
| 15 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL |
Master Series — Pork Chop
18 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.5772