A razor-thin finish
Closer than 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
- iQ
- UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q
Apr 26–28, 2019 · Marketplate, Germany · GERMANY · 📍 Weiherdamm 1a
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 on April 26, 2019 in Marketplate, 51545 at Weiherdamm 1a, scoring 677.6800 in a field of 24 teams. UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.0000. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q (177.1428); Pork Ribs — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (177.1428); Pork — IQ - NETHERLANDS (175.4400); Brisket — BBQ HIGHLANDER (176.0000).
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.
Closer than 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
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.
IQ - NETHERLANDS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 172 | 166.3200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 164.5600 | 163.4400 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 167.3828 | 162.8228 |
| Brisket | 176 | 167.4172 | 162.2972 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
24 entries · top 176 · 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 |