Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2017
- 2018
Vienna BBQ Days
2018-07-14 – 2018-07-15 · Vienna , 1210 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Karl Farkas Gasses 19,1030 Wien
Grand Champion: SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE (672.5484) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED
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.
583.31
median 649.10
672.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.20
- Pork Ribs 169.14
- Pork 174.26
- Brisket 172.56
138.22
174.26
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
15
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
672.5484
Winning margin
2.2972
GC over RC
Field average
645.31
583.31672.55
median 649.10 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.2344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.2740
583.31672.55
10th place overall
Field spread
89.2344
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
8 of 20 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 3rd
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 8 tracked editions
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: FULAC BBQ edged Ladies on Fire by 0.0116. Brisket places 9–10: BodrogSmoker BBQ Team edged SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED edged NYARSPOLGAR BBQ by 0.0344.
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0344
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0456
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Omerta BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE (won 2017).
- SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE · 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-08 | Vienna , | Karl Farkas Gasses 1,1030 Wien | 20 | 686.3200 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| 2018-07-14 ← this one | Vienna , 1210 | Karl Farkas Gasses 19,1030 Wien | 15 | 672.5484 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 13 | 690.7656 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 15 | 177.7372 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 14 | 693.7144 | Insomnia BBQ | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 19 | 178.8800 | Chris' BBQ | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 11 | 687.3600 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna, 1110 | Otmar-Brix-Gasse 1 | 14 | 178.8572 | BBQ Farm | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.2000 | 167.9656 | 163.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.1428 | 163.3828 | 160.5604 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 167.9772 | 162.8000 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 161.6572 | 157.6572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 672.5484 · median 649.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 2 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 3 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 4 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 7 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 8 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 11 | Ladies on Fire | |
| 12 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 13 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 14 | PFALZ BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Riders |
Chicken
15 entries · top 169.2000 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 2 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 4 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 5 | Ladies on Fire | |
| 6 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 7 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 8 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 10 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 11 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 12 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Riders | |
| 15 | PFALZ BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 169.1428 · median 162.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 3 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 4 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 5 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 6 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 7 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 9 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 11 | PFALZ BBQ | |
| 12 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 13 | Ladies on Fire | |
| 14 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 15 | Smoke Riders |
Pork
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | Ladies on Fire | |
| 5 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 6 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 7 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 8 | PFALZ BBQ | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 11 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 12 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 15 | Smoke Riders |
Brisket
15 entries · top 172.5600 · median 158.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 2 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 4 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 5 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 6 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 7 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 8 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 9 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 10 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | PFALZ BBQ | |
| 12 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 14 | Ladies on Fire | |
| 15 | Smoke Riders |
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 — Dessert
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.3544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 2 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 3 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Riders | |
| 9 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE |