country
- Contests
- 98
- Teams
- 349
- Avg field
- 18
- Avg win
- 690.75
KCBS in Austria
65 tracked contests over 11.2 years, 174 teams on the scoresheets — the 35th busiest of 94 regions on file.
At a glance
Contests
65
52 scored · 4 upcoming
This season
6
contests in 2026 · 29 teams competing
Teams competed
174
distinct teams on record
Typical field
15
teams · biggest 28
Avg winning score
690.06
Master · of 720 · best 711.98
Avg category score
164.72
across 2,630 meat entries
Perfect 180s
16 🔥
6.1 per 1,000 entries
Grand champions
39
titles handed out here
Reps
5
who have worked here
Towns
25
25 venues · 38 recurring contests
Seasons on record
12
2015 – 2026
How Austria stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)
The bar is Austria's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.
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Contests held65 #35 of 94 ▲ median 37
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Teams competing174 #56 of 88 ▼ median 249.5
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Contests this season6 #21 of 75 ▲ median 2.5
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Field depth15 teams #59 of 61 ▼ median 31 teams
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Winning score690.06 #36 of 52 ▼ median 694.24
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Growth (last three completed seasons against the three before)109% #3 of 30 ▲ median 9.5%
Regions like this one
Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.
country
- Contests
- 23
- Teams
- 124
- Avg field
- 18
- Avg win
- 688.77
VT
- Contests
- 31
- Teams
- 200
- Avg field
- 23
- Avg win
- 690.72
UT
- Contests
- 39
- Teams
- 259
- Avg field
- 22
- Avg win
- 694.64
Season by season
Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.
| Season | Contests | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | Avg win | Best | 180s | State titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 697.81 | 699.38 | 7 | — |
| 2025 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 692.88 | 711.98 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 22 | 698.08 | 702.85 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 687.62 | 690.77 | — | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 686.51 | 697.13 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 688.55 | 688.57 | — | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 694.27 | 695.43 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 54 | 19 | 28 | 691.01 | 703.37 | 3 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 64 | 19 | 24 | 681.02 | 697.68 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 28 | 688.19 | 689.67 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 684.56 | 684.56 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Contests per season (up to 2026)
When they cook (month of year)
Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)
What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)
How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)
A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.
Top teams who cook here (by power rating)
| Power rank | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 1910 |
| #30 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | 1862 |
| #67 | BBQ+ | 1829 |
| #82 | White Squirrel BBQ | 1816 |
| #87 | BUNCH OF SWINES | 1813 |
| #131 | Backcorner BBQ | 1786 |
| #171 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 1770 |
| #245 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 1743 |
| #253 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 1739 |
| #277 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | 1729 |
| #317 | The Antwerp Smokers | 1721 |
| #332 | DRAGON BBQ | 1716 |
| #337 | Justice BBQ | 1715 |
| #384 | The BBQ Ranch | 1703 |
| #386 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | 1703 |
The regulars (most contests cooked in Austria)
| Team | Contests | GCs | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 36 | 2 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 31 | 3 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Westside BBQ | 26 | — | Oct 18, 2025 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 24 | — | Jul 30, 2022 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 23 | 2 | Oct 19, 2024 |
| EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | 19 | 1 | May 18, 2024 |
| BBQ4FUN | 18 | — | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Woodquarter Smokerheads | 16 | 1 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| BALDICUE | 15 | 2 | Oct 5, 2019 |
| SAUWALD BBQ | 15 | — | Apr 23, 2022 |
| SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | 13 | 1 | May 18, 2024 |
| OMERTA BBQ | 13 | — | Apr 27, 2019 |
Highest scores in Austria (Master · /720)
| Score | Team | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 711.9772 | The BBQ Ranch | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Mar 1, 2025 |
| 703.3712 | BUNCH OF SWINES | 4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Apr 6, 2019 |
| 702.8456 | Insomnia BBQ Team | Alps BBQ Days Jul 20, 2024 |
| 699.3828 | BBQ Hot Yard | Marchfelder Feuerfest May 2, 2026 |
| 698.8116 | BUNCH OF SWINES | Open Barbecue Championship Jul 18, 2026 |
| 697.6800 | BBQ+ | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice Feb 17, 2018 |
| 697.6684 | The BBQ Ranch | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival May 18, 2024 |
| 697.1316 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Jul 29, 2022 |
| 697.0860 | Smoky Cotte | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Feb 28, 2026 |
| 696.5028 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | Open Barbecue Championship Jul 18, 2026 |
Most GCs in Austria
| Team | GCs |
|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 5 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 |
| The BBQ Ranch | 3 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 3 |
| BALDICUE | 2 |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 2 |
| Insomnia BBQ Team | 2 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 2 |
| Smoky Cotte | 2 |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 2 |
Contests that come back (recurring)
| Contest | Editions | Biggest | Last held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna BBQ Days | 8 | 20 | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Marchfelder Feuerfest | 6 | 13 | Jul 3, 2027 |
| Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | 5 | 22 | May 17, 2025 |
| Mee (a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck | 4 | 11 | Apr 17, 2027 |
| Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest | 2 | 12 | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Vienna Pet Fair BBQ | 2 | 4 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Alps BBQ Days | 2 | 20 | Jul 20, 2024 |
| Vienna Alps BBQ Days | 2 | 16 | Jul 29, 2023 |
| Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 | 2 | 11 | Jul 30, 2022 |
| Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 | 2 | 10 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | Apr 23, 2022 |
| Certified BBQ Judging Class | 2 | — | Jul 7, 2017 |
Where it happens (towns in Austria)
| Town | Contests | Seasons | Avg field | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | 16 | 7 | 13 | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Salzburg | 8 | 6 | 23 | Apr 29, 2023 |
| Orth an der Donau | 6 | 3 | 10 | Jul 3, 2027 |
| Reichenau an der Rax | 6 | 3 | 12 | Jul 20, 2024 |
| Freistadt | 5 | 2 | 17 | May 17, 2025 |
| Wels | 5 | 4 | 16 | Apr 2, 2022 |
| Innsbruck | 4 | 2 | 9 | Apr 17, 2027 |
| Tirol | 4 | 3 | 21 | Apr 23, 2022 |
| Wilhering | 2 | 1 | 19 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Reichenau | 2 | 1 | 14 | Jul 29, 2023 |
| Weissensee | 2 | 2 | 15 | Feb 16, 2019 |
| Osberostereich | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Reps who work Austria
| Rep | Contests | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Schnoell | 32 | Jul 3, 2027 |
| Eva Schnoell | 32 | Jul 3, 2027 |
| Haymo Gutweniger | 14 | Apr 17, 2027 |
| Roberto Sirok | 8 | Apr 17, 2027 |
| Luca Famigli | 6 | Jun 28, 2025 |
Coming up in Austria
| Date | Contest | Town |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2027 | Mee (a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck | Innsbruck |
| Apr 17, 2027 | Mee (a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Innsbruck |
| Jul 3, 2027 | Marchfelder Feuerfest | Orth an der Donau |
| Jul 3, 2027 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Orth an der Donau |
Every contest in Austria (65, newest first)
Where else these teams cook
Of the 150 teams with a recorded finish in Austria, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.
| Region | Shared teams | Share of the field here | Contests they cooked there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 69 | 46% | 51 | compare → |
| Germany | 61 | 41% | 22 | compare → |
| Slovenia | 47 | 31% | 8 | compare → |
| Belgium | 40 | 27% | 41 | compare → |
| Netherlands | 39 | 26% | 65 | compare → |
| Tennessee TN | 36 | 24% | 23 | compare → |
| United Kingdom | 36 | 24% | 23 | compare → |
| Hungary | 33 | 22% | 4 | compare → |