2018-08-11 – 2018-08-12 · Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 · SLOVENIA · 📍 Zbilje, Medvode, 1215
Grand Champion: FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS (673.6344) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BARKTENDERS
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
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 73 times in 100
FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS came in rated below the field's top team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
2 of 6 tracked editions
Knockstone BBq Team Austria has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Brisket places 9–10: FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS and COOKLOUNGE BBQ tied on 161.6572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE edged NYARSPOLGAR BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: Ã…Â PENA BBQ edged BALDICUE by 0.0228.
THE BARKTENDERS won Pork, Brisket — a double.
FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-11 ← this one | Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 21 | 673.6344 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | THE BARKTENDERS |
| 2019-08-10 | Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 27 | 697.7600 | White Squirrel BBQ | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 2022-08-06 | Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje | 11 | 693.6688 | Knockstone BBq Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje | 12 | 695.3944 | Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje | 11 | 707.9772 | Insomnia BBQ Team | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Medvode, 1215 | Lake Zbilje | 20 | 699.9540 | Food'Venture Grill & BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 164.5832 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 165.0856 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 171.4056 | 169.6800 | 162.8000 |
| Brisket | 168.5716 | 164.5600 | 161.6572 |
21 entries · top 673.6344 · median 652.4916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 2 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 6 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | BALDICUE | |
| 11 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 12 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 13 | LADIES ON FIRE | |
| 14 | Ã…Â PENA BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 16 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 17 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 19 | HEDGEHOG BBQ | |
| 20 | STEAKHOUSE SALSA | |
| 21 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters |
21 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 4 | Ã…Â PENA BBQ | |
| 5 | BALDICUE | |
| 6 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 8 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 9 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 13 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 14 | LADIES ON FIRE | |
| 15 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 16 | STEAKHOUSE SALSA | |
| 17 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 18 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 19 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters | |
| 20 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 21 | HEDGEHOG BBQ |
21 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 2 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 3 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 7 | LADIES ON FIRE | |
| 8 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 9 | BALDICUE | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 11 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 13 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 14 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 15 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 16 | Ã…Â PENA BBQ | |
| 17 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 18 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 19 | HEDGEHOG BBQ | |
| 20 | STEAKHOUSE SALSA | |
| 21 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters |
21 entries · top 171.4056 · median 161.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 2 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 3 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 6 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | LADIES ON FIRE | |
| 12 | BALDICUE | |
| 13 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 14 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 15 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 16 | Ã…Â PENA BBQ | |
| 17 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 18 | HEDGEHOG BBQ | |
| 19 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | STEAKHOUSE SALSA | |
| 21 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters |
21 entries · top 168.5716 · median 159.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 5 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 8 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 9 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 10 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 11 | HEDGEHOG BBQ | |
| 12 | BALDICUE | |
| 13 | Ã…Â PENA BBQ | |
| 14 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | LADIES ON FIRE | |
| 16 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 17 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters | |
| 18 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 20 | STEAKHOUSE SALSA | |
| 21 | BURROS BBQ |
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.
13 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 2 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 3 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 4 | Ã…Â PENA BBQ | |
| 5 | LADIES ON FIRE | |
| 6 | BodrogSmoker BBQ Team | |
| 7 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 8 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE | |
| 9 | HEDGEHOG BBQ | |
| 10 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters | |
| 13 | STEAKHOUSE SALSA |