Jul 24–25, 2021 · Reichenau an der Rax, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Scholss Reichenau
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 on July 24, 2021 in Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 at Scholss Reichenau, scoring 688.5372 in a field of 10 teams. SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5140. Category winners: Chicken — KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA (177.7372); Pork Ribs — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (173.1428); Pork — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (176.5828); Brisket — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (174.2744). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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 97% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0232 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 3–4: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ and SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 5–6: THE BARBECUBE edged SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ by 0.0228.
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2021 ← this one | Reichenau an der Rax | Scholss Reichenau | 10 | 688.5372 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Reichenau an der Rax | Scholss Reichenau | 11 | 687.3716 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 147.8972 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 165.1428 | 152.5144 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 166.8572 | 156.5600 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 164.5372 | 152.5484 |
10 entries · top 688.5372 · median 671.6056
10 entries · top 177.7372 · median 172.2742
10 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.1314
10 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.8342
10 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.2572