5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
2022-07-23 – 2022-07-24 · , · GERMANY
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: Southern Dutch BBQ (697.6800) · 20 teams
Entries
20
4 categories
Top score
697.6800
Winning margin
0.5600
GC over RC
Field average
648.88
median 654.87
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
659.3944
what a walk cost here
Field spread
172.3776
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
20 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.1714
Master Series — Chicken
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
20 entries · top 697.6800 · median 654.8690
Master Series — Pork
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.4400
Master Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.2686