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KCBS in Germany
37 tracked contests over 8.9 years,
285 teams on the scoresheets — the 47th busiest of 94 regions on file.
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At a glance
This season 0
contests in 2026
Teams competed 285
distinct teams on record
Typical field 37
teams · biggest 73
Avg winning score 685.08
Master · of 720 · best 702.83
Avg category score 159.76
across 3,286 meat entries
Perfect 180s 7 🔥
2.1 per 1,000 entries
Grand champions 23
titles handed out here
Reps 4
who have worked here
Towns 27
18 venues · 28 recurring contests
Seasons on record 9
2013 – 2022
Cancelled 1
not counted as contests held
How Germany stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)
The bar is Germany'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.
Contests held
37
#47 of 94
= median 37
Teams competing
285
#46 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Field depth
37 teams
#11 of 61
▲ median 31 teams
Winning score
685.08
#48 of 52
▼ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
159.76
#3 of 45
▼ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
2.1 /1k
#42 of 45
▼ median 5.7 /1k
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.
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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.
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)
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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.
Germany marks brisket hardest — 4.69 points below the rest of the sport.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /1k
Chicken
162.27
-2.89
840
2
2.4
Pork Ribs
159.42
-4.2
840
1
1.2
Pork
159.80
-4.5
767
0
0
Brisket
157.54
-4.69
839
4
4.8
Top teams who cook here (by power rating)
The regulars (most contests cooked in Germany)
Team Contests GCs Last
BBQ WIESEL 20 5 Aug 17, 2019
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ 18 3 Jul 23, 2022
VIKING BBQ 17 — Oct 2, 2021
DE FILOUS 14 — Aug 17, 2019
DRAGON BBQ 12 — Aug 17, 2019
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. 11 2 Jul 20, 2019
White Squirrel BBQ 11 1 Jul 23, 2022
BBQ+ 11 — Jul 23, 2022
GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM 11 — Oct 2, 2021
BONSAIS WILD BBQ 11 — Jul 23, 2022
BUNCH OF SWINES 10 4 Jul 23, 2022
IQ - NETHERLANDS 10 2 Aug 17, 2019
Highest scores in Germany (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
702.8344 GRILLKUNST
Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Jul 23, 2016
698.8456 SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ
Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Oct 2, 2021
697.6800 SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ
5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Jul 23, 2022
697.1200 LUNA SMOKE - Italy
5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Jul 23, 2022
696.6404 BUNCH OF SWINES
3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Sep 24, 2016
696.5376 BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS
EUregio Barbecue Festival Aug 20, 2016
695.3944 SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ
Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Jul 23, 2016
694.8572 BBQ WIESEL
EUregio Barbeque Festival Aug 19, 2017
693.7028 MISS PIGGY'S U.K.
Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Jul 23, 2016
691.4972 ROKENDE REGAHS
KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Apr 28, 2018
Contests that come back (recurring)
Where it happens (towns in Germany)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
Waltrop 6 3 73 Sep 22, 2018
Geestland 4 4 26 Jul 6, 2019
Bad Bellingen 3 3 44 Jul 20, 2019
Gelsenkirchen, Germany 3 2 — Sep 25, 2015
Reichshof 2 2 32 Apr 24, 2021
Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW 2 2 32 Aug 18, 2018
Waltrop NRW 2 2 67 Sep 22, 2017
Gelsenkirchen 2 2 58 Sep 25, 2015
Bremen 1 1 16 Oct 2, 2021
Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren 1 1 28 Aug 17, 2019
Marketplate 1 1 24 Apr 26, 2019
Auggen 1 1 — Apr 1, 2017
Every contest in Germany (37, newest first)
Date Contest Town Teams
Jul 23, 2022
5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival results
20
Oct 2, 2021
Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle results
Bremen
16
Apr 24, 2021
KCBS GREEKFIRE Festival 2021 (POSTPONED)
Reichshof
—
Aug 17, 2019
EUregio Barbecue Festival results
Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren
28
Jul 20, 2019
4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival results
Bad Bellingen
44
Jul 6, 2019
BBQ an der Burg 2019 results
Geestland
36
Apr 26, 2019
KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 results
Marketplate
24
Sep 22, 2018
5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 results
Waltrop
73
Sep 21, 2018
Table Captain Class
Waltrop
—
Aug 18, 2018
EUregio Barbeque Festival results
Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW
32
Jul 21, 2018
3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival results
Bad Bellingen
48
Jun 30, 2018
BBQ an der Burg 2018 results
Geestland
30
Apr 28, 2018
KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 results
Reichshof
32
Sep 22, 2017
Table Captain Class
Waltrop
—
Sep 22, 2017
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Waltrop
—
Sep 22, 2017
4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 results
Waltrop NRW
66
Aug 19, 2017
EUregio Barbeque Festival results
Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW
31
Jul 22, 2017
2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival results
Bad Bellingen
40
Jul 1, 2017
BBQ An Der Burg results
Geestland
25
Apr 1, 2017
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Auggen
—
Sep 24, 2016
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Waltrop
—
Sep 24, 2016
3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 results
Waltrop NRW
67
Sep 23, 2016
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Herten
—
Sep 23, 2016
Table Captain Class
Waltrop
—
Aug 20, 2016
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Waldfeutch-Haaren
—
Aug 20, 2016
EUregio Barbecue Festival results
Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW
28
Jul 23, 2016
Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival results
Millheim
29
Jul 2, 2016
BBQ An Der Burg results
Geestland
12
Sep 25, 2015
Table Captain Class
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
—
Sep 25, 2015
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Gelsenkirchen
—
Sep 25, 2015
2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 results
Herten, NRW
67
Aug 15, 2015
EUregio BBQ Festival results
Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein
22
Apr 30, 2015
Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015 results
Salzburg, Austria
12
Oct 10, 2014
Table Captain Class
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
—
Oct 10, 2014
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
—
Oct 10, 2014
Ruhrpott BBQ results
Gelsenkirchen
58
Sep 7, 2013
Certified BBQ Judging Class
Heinsberg
—
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Where else these teams cook
Of the 285 teams with a recorded finish in Germany, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.
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