Jul 23–24, 2022 · Germany · GERMANY
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Grand Champion at the 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival on July 23, 2022 in ,, scoring 697.6800 in a field of 20 teams. LUNA SMOKE - Italy took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1200. Category winners: Chicken — LUNA SMOKE - Italy (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BBQ+ (176.0000); Pork — LUNA SMOKE - Italy (179.4400); Brisket — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (175.4056).
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 92% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Roast a Piece edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 2–3: LUNA SMOKE - Italy edged BBQ+ by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0344.
LUNA SMOKE - Italy won Chicken, Pork — a double.
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 4th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 172.5828 | 169.1888 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 166.8344 | 163.4056 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 170.9144 | 163.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 171.9772 | 161.7600 |
20 entries · top 697.6800 · median 654.8690
20 entries · top 180 · median 168.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
20 entries · top 176 · median 162.2686
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.4400
20 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.1714