BBQ Festival 2021
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Saue Parish, 76505 · ESTONIA · 📍 Vanamoisa
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: Sweaty Hogs (675.4172) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKING FINNS FI
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Sweaty Hogs has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 14.7432 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Sweaty Hogs won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 6–7: Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team edged Piiripealsed by 0.0112. Chicken places 4–5: Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team edged Sweaty Hogs by 0.0228. Chicken places 9–10: Piiripealsed edged 3BBQ by 0.0460.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 ← this one | Saue Parish, 76505 | Vanamoisa | 13 | 675.4172 | Sweaty Hogs | SMOKING FINNS FI |
| 2022-08-19 | Saue Parish, 76505 | Vanamoisa | 10 | 686.8228 | Sweaty Hogs | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1656 | 162.8228 | 158.2284 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 164.0000 | 148.5712 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 160.5600 | 147.9884 |
| Brisket | 177.1772 | 154.8112 | 141.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 675.4172 · median 642.1712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweaty Hogs | |
| 2 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 3 | Dreamfire | |
| 4 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 5 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Multivac BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Piiripealsed | |
| 9 | Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | |
| 10 | Kaupmees BBQ | |
| 11 | 3BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Rüütlid | |
| 13 | Grillimaailm BBQ |
Chicken
13 entries · top 173.1656 · median 160.0456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreamfire | |
| 2 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 3 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 4 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Sweaty Hogs | |
| 6 | Multivac BBQ Team | |
| 7 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 8 | Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | |
| 9 | Piiripealsed | |
| 10 | 3BBQ | |
| 11 | Grillimaailm BBQ | |
| 12 | Kaupmees BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Rüütlid |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 174.8572 · median 159.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweaty Hogs | |
| 2 | Dreamfire | |
| 3 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 4 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 5 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Kaupmees BBQ | |
| 8 | Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | |
| 9 | Multivac BBQ Team | |
| 10 | 3BBQ | |
| 11 | Piiripealsed | |
| 12 | BBQ Rüütlid | |
| 13 | Grillimaailm BBQ |
Pork
13 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 2 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 3 | Piiripealsed | |
| 4 | Multivac BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Sweaty Hogs | |
| 6 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Dreamfire | |
| 8 | Kaupmees BBQ | |
| 9 | 3BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 11 | Grillimaailm BBQ | |
| 12 | Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Rüütlid |
Brisket
13 entries · top 177.1772 · median 151.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweaty Hogs | |
| 2 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 3 | Multivac BBQ Team | |
| 4 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 5 | Dreamfire | |
| 6 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Piiripealsed | |
| 8 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Rüütlid | |
| 11 | Kaupmees BBQ | |
| 12 | 3BBQ | |
| 13 | Grillimaailm BBQ |
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 — Fantasy
9 entries · top 176.0228 · median 149.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweaty Hogs | |
| 2 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 3 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Grillimaailm BBQ | |
| 5 | Dreamfire | |
| 6 | Multivac BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | |
| 8 | 3BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKING FINNS FI |