Jul 18–19, 2026 · Wilhering, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Andreas-Wurm-Weg
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Roberto Sirok
Bunch of Swines won Grand Champion at the Open Barbecue Championship on July 18, 2026 in Wilhering, 4073 at Andreas-Wurm-Weg, scoring 698.8116 in a field of 20 teams. COOKLOUNGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5028. Category winners: Chicken — Bunch of Swines (176.5716); Pork Ribs — Smoking Butchers (178.8572); Pork — BBQ + (180.0000); Brisket — Bunch of Swines (180.0000).
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.
Chicken places 2–3: Smoky Cotte and COOKLOUNGE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Barbecoa BBQ Team and Dreamfire BBQ Team tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Food Venture BBQ Team and Tracica BBQ Team tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bunch of Swines won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Bunch of Swines took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 17th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 171.9884 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 171.4288 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 167.3828 |
20 entries · top 698.8116 · median 679.6116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ + | |
| 4 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 5 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 6 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 7 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 8 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 10 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 12 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 13 | Onkel Felix | |
| 14 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 16 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 20 | 3 BBQ |
20 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 2 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | 3 BBQ | |
| 5 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 11 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 12 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 13 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 14 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 17 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 18 | Onkel Felix | |
| 19 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 20 | BBQ + |
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 4 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 8 | BBQ + | |
| 9 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 10 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Onkel Felix | |
| 12 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 13 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 18 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 19 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 20 | 3 BBQ |
20 entries · top 180 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ + | |
| 2 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 3 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 5 | Onkel Felix | |
| 6 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 7 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 8 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 9 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 10 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 12 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 15 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 18 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 20 | 3 BBQ |
20 entries · top 180 · median 167.3770 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 2 | BBQ + | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 5 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 7 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 8 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 10 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 13 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 14 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 15 | Onkel Felix | |
| 16 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 18 | 3 BBQ | |
| 19 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 20 | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
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.
9 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 4 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 6 | 3 BBQ | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix | |
| 9 | Nuss BBQ |
8 entries · top 180 · median 173.7258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 3 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 4 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 5 | Onkel Felix | |
| 6 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 7 | 3 BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoking Butchers |
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 7 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 8 | 3 BBQ | |
| 9 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 13 | Onkel Felix | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team |