2nd Wild King BBQ Competition
2019-04-13 – 2019-04-14 · Tirol, A-6380 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Innsbrucker Str.66 A-6382 Kirchdorflt
Grand Champion: Knockstone BBQ Team Austria (695.9888) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ
Entries
28
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
695.9888
Winning margin
6.9032
GC over RC
Field average
644.97
median 658.81
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.5888
10th place overall
Field spread
186.2516
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.4 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ and LOS GRILLOS tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED by 0.0116.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.5484 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 171.4172 | 167.4288 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.8572 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 695.9888 · median 658.8058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 4 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 5 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 6 | EIGHTY ONE POWER BBQ | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 9 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 12 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 13 | BALDICUE | |
| 14 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 15 | BENJAMIN'S-BEST-QUALITY | |
| 16 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 17 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 18 | LOS GRILLOS | |
| 19 | Poolhouse Taste BBQ | |
| 20 | NATURAL BORN GRILLAZ 2017 | |
| 21 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 22 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Crew | |
| 24 | BO's BBQ | |
| 25 | HEWAMARE | |
| 26 | Smokermaker | |
| 27 | Only 4 Lu BBQ | |
| 28 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE |
Chicken
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EIGHTY ONE POWER BBQ | |
| 2 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 3 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 6 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | LOS GRILLOS | |
| 9 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 12 | BENJAMIN'S-BEST-QUALITY | |
| 13 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 14 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 15 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 17 | Poolhouse Taste BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 19 | BALDICUE | |
| 20 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 21 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 22 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Crew | |
| 24 | BO's BBQ | |
| 25 | HEWAMARE | |
| 26 | NATURAL BORN GRILLAZ 2017 | |
| 27 | Smokermaker | |
| 28 | Only 4 Lu BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 173.7144 · median 159.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 3 | LOS GRILLOS | |
| 4 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 5 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 6 | EIGHTY ONE POWER BBQ | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 9 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 10 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 11 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 13 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 14 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | BALDICUE | |
| 16 | NATURAL BORN GRILLAZ 2017 | |
| 17 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 18 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 19 | Poolhouse Taste BBQ | |
| 20 | BO's BBQ | |
| 21 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 22 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 24 | BENJAMIN'S-BEST-QUALITY | |
| 25 | Smokermaker | |
| 26 | BBQ Crew | |
| 27 | Only 4 Lu BBQ | |
| 28 | HEWAMARE |
Pork
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 4 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 5 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 6 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 9 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 12 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 13 | BENJAMIN'S-BEST-QUALITY | |
| 14 | BALDICUE | |
| 15 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 16 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 17 | EIGHTY ONE POWER BBQ | |
| 18 | Poolhouse Taste BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Crew | |
| 20 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 21 | NATURAL BORN GRILLAZ 2017 | |
| 22 | LOS GRILLOS | |
| 23 | Smokermaker | |
| 24 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 25 | BO's BBQ | |
| 26 | Only 4 Lu BBQ | |
| 27 | HEWAMARE | |
| 28 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE |
Brisket
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 2 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 3 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 4 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | BALDICUE | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 9 | BENJAMIN'S-BEST-QUALITY | |
| 10 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 11 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 13 | NATURAL BORN GRILLAZ 2017 | |
| 14 | EIGHTY ONE POWER BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 16 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 17 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 18 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 19 | HEWAMARE | |
| 20 | BO's BBQ | |
| 21 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 22 | Poolhouse Taste BBQ | |
| 23 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ Crew | |
| 25 | LOS GRILLOS | |
| 26 | Only 4 Lu BBQ | |
| 27 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokermaker |
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.
Ancillary — Dessert-Mb
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180