A razor-thin finish
Closer than 86% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6404 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
- BBQ SunCity Szeged
- BUNCH OF SWINES
2019-04-27 – 2019-04-28 · Salzburg, 5020 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Stielg Brewery
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: BBQ SunCity Szeged (689.6800) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUNCH OF SWINES
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 86% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6404 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: BUNCH OF SWINES and COOKLOUNGE BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ and WESTSIDE BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 171.9656 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.8572 | 169.6684 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 171.4400 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 170.8456 | 169.6800 | 167.4172 |
26 entries · top 689.6800 · median 664.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 7 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 8 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 9 | BALDICUE | |
| 10 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 11 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 12 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 14 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 15 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 16 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 17 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 18 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 19 | MIG | |
| 20 | Roast a Piece | |
| 21 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 22 | Stoaberggriller | |
| 23 | SMOKING HORSE BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokermaker | |
| 25 | Schlemmi_s Kuchl | |
| 26 | DUNAKANYAR BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDICUE | |
| 2 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | MIG | |
| 9 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 10 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 11 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 12 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 13 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 14 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 15 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 16 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 17 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 18 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 19 | DUNAKANYAR BBQ | |
| 20 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 21 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKING HORSE BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokermaker | |
| 24 | Roast a Piece | |
| 25 | Schlemmi_s Kuchl | |
| 26 | Stoaberggriller |
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 3 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 4 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 5 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 8 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 9 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 10 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 11 | BALDICUE | |
| 12 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 13 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 14 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 15 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 16 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 17 | MIG | |
| 18 | Roast a Piece | |
| 19 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 21 | Smokermaker | |
| 22 | Stoaberggriller | |
| 23 | SMOKING HORSE BBQ | |
| 24 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 25 | Schlemmi_s Kuchl | |
| 26 | DUNAKANYAR BBQ |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 4 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 5 | Stoaberggriller | |
| 6 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 7 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 8 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 9 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 10 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Roast a Piece | |
| 13 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 15 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 16 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 17 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 18 | BALDICUE | |
| 19 | Smokermaker | |
| 20 | SMOKING HORSE BBQ | |
| 21 | DUNAKANYAR BBQ | |
| 22 | MIG | |
| 23 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 25 | Schlemmi_s Kuchl | |
| 26 | Omerta BBQ |
26 entries · top 170.8456 · median 166.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 3 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 4 | BBQ BROS Competition Team | |
| 5 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 6 | Omerta BBQ | |
| 7 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 8 | BALDICUE | |
| 9 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 10 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 11 | NYARSPOLGAR BBQ | |
| 12 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 14 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 15 | DUNAKANYAR BBQ | |
| 16 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 17 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ4FUN | |
| 19 | KULI MU BBQ COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 20 | Roast a Piece | |
| 21 | Stoaberggriller | |
| 22 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 23 | MIG | |
| 24 | SMOKING HORSE BBQ | |
| 25 | Schlemmi_s Kuchl | |
| 26 | 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.
12 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.1256