KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019
2019-04-26 – 2019-04-28 · Marketplate, 51545 · GERMANY · 📍 Weiherdamm 1a
Grand Champion: iQ (677.6800) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q
Entries
24
4 judged meats
Top score
677.6800
Winning margin
1.6800
GC over RC
Field average
643.69
median 648.25
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
653.0860
10th place overall
Field spread
86.5488
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: IQ - NETHERLANDS and BONSAIS WILD BBQ tied on 163.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PUREBBQ and BBQ HIGHLANDER tied on 165.0972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: BBQ HIGHLANDER and BBQ Outcooker Competition Team tied on 165.0972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 177.1428 | 172.0000 | 166.3200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 164.5600 | 163.4400 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 167.3828 | 162.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 167.4172 | 162.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 677.6800 · median 648.2458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 7 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 10 | DE FILOUS | |
| 11 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 12 | Gourmonds | |
| 13 | Triple K BBQ | |
| 14 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 15 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 16 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | PUREBBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Outcooker Competition Team | |
| 19 | Aartal BBQ Crew e.V. | |
| 20 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 21 | No Regrets Barbecue | |
| 22 | ClassensBBQseit2014 | |
| 23 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 24 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany |
Chicken
24 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 2 | Triple K BBQ | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | Gourmonds | |
| 8 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 9 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 11 | PUREBBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 14 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 15 | DE FILOUS | |
| 16 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 17 | No Regrets Barbecue | |
| 18 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 19 | Aartal BBQ Crew e.V. | |
| 20 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 21 | BBQ Outcooker Competition Team | |
| 22 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 23 | ClassensBBQseit2014 | |
| 24 | BBQ BREW CREW |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 2 | DE FILOUS | |
| 3 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 6 | Triple K BBQ | |
| 7 | Gourmonds | |
| 8 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 9 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 10 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 12 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 13 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 14 | BBQ Outcooker Competition Team | |
| 15 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 16 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 17 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 19 | Aartal BBQ Crew e.V. | |
| 20 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 21 | ClassensBBQseit2014 | |
| 22 | No Regrets Barbecue | |
| 23 | PUREBBQ | |
| 24 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany |
Pork
24 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 5 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | PUREBBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 8 | BBQ Outcooker Competition Team | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | ClassensBBQseit2014 | |
| 11 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 12 | Gourmonds | |
| 13 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 14 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 15 | BBQ BREW CREW | |
| 16 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | DE FILOUS | |
| 18 | Triple K BBQ | |
| 19 | Aartal BBQ Crew e.V. | |
| 20 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 21 | No Regrets Barbecue | |
| 22 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 23 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 24 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany |
Brisket
24 entries · top 176.0000 · median 157.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | |
| 2 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 3 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ AUS MASSEN | |
| 5 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 9 | ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany | |
| 10 | BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN | |
| 11 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 13 | PUREBBQ | |
| 14 | DE FILOUS | |
| 15 | GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 17 | Knappen Barbecrew | |
| 18 | Gourmonds | |
| 19 | Triple K BBQ | |
| 20 | No Regrets Barbecue | |
| 21 | ClassensBBQseit2014 | |
| 22 | BBQ Outcooker Competition Team | |
| 23 | Aartal BBQ Crew e.V. | |
| 24 | BBQ BREW CREW |