3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1)
2022-04-22 – 2022-04-23 · Tirol, A-6380 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Innsbrucker Str.66 A-6382 Kirchdorf
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: Southern Dutch BBQ (672.9940) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COOKLOUNGE BBQ
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 razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 5–6: KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA and SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 1–2: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged WESTSIDE BBQ by 0.0228.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-22 ← this one | Tirol, A-6380 | Innsbrucker Str.66 A-6382 Kirchdorf | 15 | 672.9940 | Southern Dutch BBQ | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2022-04-23 | Tirol, A-6380 | Innsbrucker Str.66 A-6382 Kirchdorf | 17 | 688.5372 | Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 165.0856 | 162.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 163.9544 | 157.6800 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 167.9656 | 163.9544 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 163.9772 | 155.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 672.9940 · median 654.1368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 7 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 8 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 9 | BBQ Bros Austria | |
| 10 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 12 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 13 | Los Grillos | |
| 14 | KuliMu BBQ | |
| 15 | BiBerQ Mieming |
Chicken
15 entries · top 176.5828 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 4 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 5 | BBQ Bros Austria | |
| 6 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 11 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 13 | BiBerQ Mieming | |
| 14 | KuliMu BBQ | |
| 15 | Los Grillos |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 171.4172 · median 160.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Bros Austria | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | Los Grillos | |
| 7 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 10 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 11 | KuliMu BBQ | |
| 12 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 13 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 14 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 15 | BiBerQ Mieming |
Pork
15 entries · top 174.2856 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Bros Austria | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 8 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 9 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 10 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 13 | Los Grillos | |
| 14 | KuliMu BBQ | |
| 15 | BiBerQ Mieming |
Brisket
15 entries · top 176.0000 · median 158.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING NEIGHBOURS | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | Saint Johns Finest BBQ | |
| 9 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 10 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Los Grillos | |
| 12 | KuliMu BBQ | |
| 13 | BiBerQ Mieming | |
| 14 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ Bros Austria |