Aug 21–22, 2026 · Boras, Sweden · SWEDEN · 📍 Boras Camping
Reps: Manuela Seliger, Stephan Seliger
Barbecoa BBQ Team won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the North (Day 1) on August 21, 2026 in Boras, 50113 at Boras Camping, scoring 699.9772 in a field of 28 teams. Bunch of Swines took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3600. Category winners: Chicken — Swedish BBQ Syndicate (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BBQ Hot Yard (180.0000); Pork — Bunch of Swines (180.0000); Brisket — No Name (178.2972). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
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 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Barbecoa BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, BBQ+, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Barbecoa BBQ Team won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM and BBQ+ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: BBQ+ and HellYeah BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: Lone Star Pork Force and Alpha-BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 ← this one | Boras | Boras Camping | 28 | 699.9772 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | Bunch of Swines |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Boras | Boras Camping | 26 | 697.6572 | BBQ Hot Yard | Kamado BONO |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2856 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2744 | 172 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
28 entries · top 699.9772 · median 672.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | No Name | |
| 6 | GRILLY.EU | |
| 7 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 9 | Kamado BONO | |
| 10 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 11 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 12 | Swedish BBQ Syndicate | |
| 13 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 14 | HellYeah BBQ | |
| 15 | Alpha-BBQ | |
| 16 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 17 | Team Double Smoke | |
| 18 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 19 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 20 | Magi BBQ | |
| 21 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 22 | Gubbens BBQ | |
| 23 | El Gusto BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Smoke Barn BBQ | |
| 25 | Lone Star Pork Force | |
| 26 | The Housewives BBQ | |
| 27 | Pig Wings BBQ | |
| 28 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish BBQ Syndicate | |
| 2 | No Name | |
| 3 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 4 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | GRILLY.EU | |
| 6 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 7 | Magi BBQ | |
| 8 | Kamado BONO | |
| 9 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 10 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 11 | The Housewives BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 13 | Smoke Barn BBQ | |
| 14 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 15 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 16 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ+ | |
| 18 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 19 | HellYeah BBQ | |
| 20 | Gubbens BBQ | |
| 21 | Team Double Smoke | |
| 22 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 23 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 24 | El Gusto BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Alpha-BBQ | |
| 26 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 27 | Pig Wings BBQ | |
| 28 | Lone Star Pork Force |
27 entries · top 180 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | GRILLY.EU | |
| 3 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | Kamado BONO | |
| 6 | Lone Star Pork Force | |
| 7 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 8 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 9 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 10 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 11 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 12 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 13 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 14 | Swedish BBQ Syndicate | |
| 15 | Team Double Smoke | |
| 16 | HellYeah BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 18 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 19 | No Name | |
| 20 | Pig Wings BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke Barn BBQ | |
| 22 | El Gusto BBQ Team | |
| 23 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 24 | Gubbens BBQ | |
| 25 | Alpha-BBQ | |
| 26 | Magi BBQ | |
| 27 | The Housewives BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 170.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | HellYeah BBQ | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 6 | Lone Star Pork Force | |
| 7 | Alpha-BBQ | |
| 8 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 9 | Kamado BONO | |
| 10 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 11 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 12 | No Name | |
| 13 | Gubbens BBQ | |
| 14 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 15 | The Housewives BBQ | |
| 16 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 17 | GRILLY.EU | |
| 18 | Smoke Barn BBQ | |
| 19 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 20 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 21 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | El Gusto BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Magi BBQ | |
| 24 | Swedish BBQ Syndicate | |
| 25 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 26 | Pig Wings BBQ | |
| 27 | Team Double Smoke | |
| 28 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.7316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Name | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Team Double Smoke | |
| 4 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | Alpha-BBQ | |
| 7 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 8 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 9 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 10 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | GRILLY.EU | |
| 12 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 13 | Swedish BBQ Syndicate | |
| 14 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 15 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 16 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 17 | El Gusto BBQ Team | |
| 18 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 19 | Lone Star Pork Force | |
| 20 | Magi BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 22 | Kamado BONO | |
| 23 | Gubbens BBQ | |
| 24 | HellYeah BBQ | |
| 25 | Kott & Blod BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke Barn BBQ | |
| 27 | The Housewives BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig Wings BBQ |
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.
16 entries · top 180 · median 173.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Kamado BONO | |
| 3 | The Housewives BBQ | |
| 4 | Lone Star Pork Force | |
| 5 | No Name | |
| 6 | HellYeah BBQ | |
| 7 | Lingon & Dill | |
| 8 | Alpha-BBQ | |
| 9 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 10 | Swedish BBQ Syndicate | |
| 11 | Pig Wings BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Barn BBQ | |
| 13 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 14 | Burnt BBQ | |
| 15 | Side By Side BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN |