Sep 25–26, 2021 · Modena, Italy · ITALY
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ won Grand Champion at the FO.G & SMOKE on September 25, 2021 in Modena, 41013, scoring 696.5716 in a field of 16 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6684. Category winners: Chicken — ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM (177.1544); Pork Ribs — SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ (176.0000); Pork — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — GRILLER INSTINCT (172.0000). 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, White Squirrel BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ and LUNA SMOKE - Italy tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: ITALIAN GRILL CLUB and ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM edged SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ by 0.0116.
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2021 ← this one | Modena | Modena, 41013 | 16 | 696.5716 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Spilamberto, Mo | Spilamberto, Mo | 12 | 697.7372 | Cooklounge BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 173.7028 | 163.9884 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 170.8688 | 168 |
| Pork | 180 | 170.8572 | 161.7372 |
| Brisket | 172 | 170.2628 | 163.9656 |
16 entries · top 696.5716 · median 664.2628
16 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.1256
16 entries · top 176 · median 168.0344
16 entries · top 180 · median 166.8114 · 🔥 perfect 180
16 entries · top 172 · median 166.0116
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.
10 entries · top 176.5600 · median 172.2628