A statement win
10.2396
points clear of the field
Wider than 88% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.2396 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
BBQ an der Burg 2019
Jul 6–7, 2019 · Geestland, Germany · GERMANY · 📍 Amtsstrabe
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ an der Burg 2019 on July 6, 2019 in Geestland, 27624 at Amtsstrabe, scoring 669.6684 in a field of 36 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 659.4288. Category winners: Chicken — SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN (170.8456); Pork Ribs — SIDE BY SIDE BBQ (167.4172); Pork — BBQ-Outcooker Competition Team (170.8228); Brisket — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (174.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BBQ WIESEL.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
581.04
median 633.63
669.67 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.85
- Pork Ribs 167.42
- Pork 170.82
- Brisket 174.86
126.24
174.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
36
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
669.6684
Winning margin
10.2396
GC over RC
Field average
629.41
581.04669.67
median 633.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.8456
581.04669.67
10th place overall
Field spread
88.6284
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
67%
20 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
BBQ WIESEL has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: IQ - NETHERLANDS and BBQ AUS MASSEN tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM and SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ tied on 165.6916 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: VIKING BBQ edged PUREBBQ by 0.0112.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ WIESEL (won 2016, 2018).
- BBQ WIESEL · 2016, 2018
The biggest field yet
36
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 21 teams
36 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 21.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2016 | Geestland, DE | Amtsstrasse | 12 | 675.3484 | BBQ WIESEL | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Geestland | 17 Amtsstrasse | 30 | 681.1772 | BBQ WIESEL | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM |
| Jul 6, 2019 ← this one | Geestland | Amtsstrabe | 36 | 669.6684 | White Squirrel BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Jul 3, 2020 | Geestland | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.8456 | 169.1200 | 165.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 167.4172 | 164.0460 | 159.9888 |
| Pork | 170.8228 | 166.2628 | 162.8228 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 168.5372 | 163.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 669.6684 · median 633.6346
Chicken
36 entries · top 170.8456 · median 160.8514
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 167.4172 · median 155.9486
Pork
36 entries · top 170.8228 · median 159.7086
Brisket
36 entries · top 174.8572 · median 157.6916
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
19 entries · top 180 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180