A statement win
25.7372
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 25.7372 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1
Jul 24–25, 2020 · Vienna, Austria · AUSTRIA
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 on July 24, 2020 in Vienna, 1030, scoring 695.4288 in a field of 18 teams. SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.6916. Category winners: Chicken — SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED (174.2856); Pork Ribs — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (174.2744); Pork — KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA (177.1428); Brisket — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (173.7028).
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.
564.42
median 652.23
695.43 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.29
- Pork Ribs 174.27
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 173.70
120.48
177.14
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
695.4288
Winning margin
25.7372
GC over RC
Field average
645.04
564.42695.43
median 652.23 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
648.4912
564.42695.43
10th place overall
Field spread
131.0060
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 65% of contests
Storylines (3 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Poolhouse Taste BBQ and THE BARBECUBE tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM edged SAUWALD BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 7–8: IQ - NETHERLANDS edged FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 2nd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2856 | 166.8572 | 161.6916 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 166.2628 | 162.2400 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 168.5600 | 166.2400 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 167.4056 | 162.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 695.4288 · median 652.2284
Chicken
18 entries · top 174.2856 · median 162.5486
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.8172
Pork
18 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2514
Brisket
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.8228