Jul 30–31, 2022 · Reichenau an der Rax, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Scholss Reichenau
Reps: Andreas Schnoell, Eva Schnoell
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 on July 30, 2022 in Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 at Scholss Reichenau, scoring 687.3716 in a field of 11 teams. SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3828. Category winners: Chicken — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (171.9772); Pork — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Schluchtengriller BBQ.
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 81 times in 100
COOKLOUNGE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1627 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Pork places 4–5: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA by 0.0004. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED edged COOKLOUNGE BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 3–4: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ edged COOKLOUNGE BBQ by 0.0112.
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA turned in 176.0000 in brisket — past the 174.2744 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Schluchtengriller BBQ (won 2021).
7 of 10 teams from 2021-07-24 came back
7 of the 10 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2021 | Reichenau an der Rax | Scholss Reichenau | 10 | 688.5372 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Jul 30, 2022 ← this one | Reichenau an der Rax | Scholss Reichenau | 11 | 687.3716 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 170.8456 | 158.2284 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9772 | 165.1428 | 156.5488 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.9884 | 158.8344 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.8456 | 157.6572 |
11 entries · top 687.3716 · median 666.8112
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1316
11 entries · top 171.9772 · median 162.8344
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6912
11 entries · top 176 · median 162.8456