Apr 13–14, 2019 · Tirol, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Innsbrucker Str.66 A-6382 Kirchdorflt
KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA won Grand Champion at the 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition on April 13, 2019 in Tirol, A-6380 at Innsbrucker Str.66 A-6382 Kirchdorflt, scoring 695.9888 in a field of 28 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0856. Category winners: Chicken — EIGHTY ONE POWER BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (173.7144); Pork — DRAGON BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA (179.4400).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria came in rated below the field's top team, White Squirrel BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Knockstone BBQ Team Austria's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
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.
KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.5484 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 171.4172 | 167.4288 |
| Pork | 180 | 170.8572 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 167.9656 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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.
11 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180