SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ NO
Rating
1620
peak 1644
Contests
65
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2026-05-02
Best ToY finish
#107
Master 2025
Grand champs
3
3 reserve
Category wins
21
62 podiums
Overall top-10s
37
of 65 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
686.88 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 673.32 (+13.57)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.49 · weakest Brisket (165.78)
Road miles
9312
mi across 65 mapped stops · furthest 853 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Westside BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Roast a Piece in 15 of their 17 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Muehlviertler BBQ Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.9884 points of the Grand Championship at V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (2025-10-11).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 26% across 7 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 (2021-07-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, White Squirrel BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, 3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition (2019-04-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.4800 | 170.49 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 61 | 47 | 7 | 22 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 167.70 | top 44% |
| Pork | 47 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8456 | 169.12 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 47 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 176.0000 | 153.0972 | 165.78 | top 46% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 32 | 3 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NO (4 of 65 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (61 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 (2021-07-24)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 673.32
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 677.5884 | 677.59 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 699.9544 | 683.53 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 693.6228 | 682.20 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 683.3372 | 672.36 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 679.9084 | 667.53 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 696.5716 | 681.09 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 680.0004 | 675.59 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 674.8000 | 659.79 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 6 / 8 (677.5884) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (168.5256) | 6 (166.2284) | 3 (163.9772) |
| 2026-05-02 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna, 1110 | 5 / 11 (682.7772) | 11 (167.9656) | 1 (177.1544) | 7 (171.4172) | 7 (166.2400) |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 8 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs, 3900 | 2 / 21 (699.9544) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (162.2400) |
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Szerencs, 3900 | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 9 / 24 (680.4800) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (161.6800) | 4 (175.4056) | 13 (164.5372) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode, 1215 | 5 / 20 (693.6112) | 9 (173.1084) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (177.7028) | 12 (162.8000) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode, 1215 | — | 14 (166.2284) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 5 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | Mee(a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck Innsbruck, 6020 | 5 / 7 (689.6460) | 5 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (174.8688) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2025-06-28 | Mee(a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck (ONE MEAT RIBS) Innsbruck, 6020 | — | — | 1 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 13 / 20 (681.0744) | 15 (166.8228) | 1 (177.1772) | 17 (163.9544) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 10 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 16 (165.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 1 / 15 (687.9428) | 1 (172.0000) | 7 (166.8228) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | — | 8 (163.9660) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | 12 (162.8000) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 10 / 12 (642.6624) | 11 (162.2284) | 10 (159.3712) | 9 (163.4056) | 7 (157.6572) |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 6 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Vienna, 1030 | 3 / 4 (693.6228) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2744) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (168.5256) |
| 2025-03-01 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1030 | — | — | 3 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna, 1110 | 3 / 14 (687.3716) | 8 (170.8572) | 2 (176.0116) | 8 (168.5372) | 3 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO), | 8 / 19 (675.3484) | 7 (169.1428) | 13 (166.2400) | 2 (177.7028) | 11 (162.2628) |
| 2024-08-10 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode, 1215 | 3 / 11 (693.6228) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (174.2744) | 5 (173.1200) | 5 (168.5256) |
| 2024-08-10 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 9 (163.9660) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 6 / 10 (676.4684) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (175.4172) | 9 (163.9884) | 6 (161.6572) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | — | — | 19 (151.9316) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 7 / 22 (678.1940) | 5 (175.4056) | 6 (168.0116) | 15 (165.1084) | 6 (169.6684) |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | 5 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna, 1110 | 4 / 13 (683.3372) | 6 (172.5600) | 7 (169.1316) | 1 (173.1084) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-16 | FO.G & Smoke 2023 Spilamberto, It | 4 / 15 (681.6228) | 4 (171.9656) | 3 (170.8572) | 7 (168.5256) | 3 (170.2744) |
| 2023-08-12 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode, 1215 | 3 / 12 (682.7540) | 6 (169.6684) | 2 (170.8456) | 3 (176.0000) | 4 (166.2400) |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days Reichenau, | 4 / 12 (667.9544) | 4 (171.4056) | 9 (159.4172) | 3 (171.4288) | 5 (165.7028) |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau, | — | — | 13 (158.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 15 / 20 (646.1372) | 11 (165.7028) | 9 (161.6800) | 11 (163.9772) | 16 (154.7772) |
| 2022-09-17 | FO.G & SMOKE Spilamberto, Mo | 4 / 12 (679.9084) | 3 (173.1084) | 1 (174.8572) | 9 (162.2744) | 3 (169.6684) |
| 2022-07-30 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 5 / 11 (667.3028) | 4 (171.4056) | 6 (162.8344) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (157.6572) |
| 2022-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 4 / 10 (677.0972) | 1 (173.7372) | 8 (162.2744) | 1 (175.4056) | 7 (165.6800) |
| 2022-07-23 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival , | 9 / 20 (661.0744) | 5 (172.5828) | 11 (161.1316) | 4 (174.2628) | 15 (153.0972) |
| 2022-06-18 | The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 6 / 15 (674.2172) | 10 (162.8116) | 3 (170.3200) | 3 (173.7028) | 6 (167.3828) |
| 2022-06-18 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | — | — | 7 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, 4538AP | 13 / 18 (643.8400) | 15 (162.2284) | 16 (150.8000) | 16 (159.9772) | 2 (170.8344) |
| 2022-04-23 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) Tirol, A-6380 | 7 / 17 (668.9712) | 13 (165.0856) | 6 (170.2628) | 6 (168.5372) | 6 (165.0856) |
| 2022-04-22 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) Tirol, A-6380 | 3 / 15 (667.8632) | 7 (163.9544) | 5 (163.9544) | 10 (163.9544) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2021-10-30 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 Catigliano, Vicenza, 35038 | 3 / 11 (681.0168) | 2 (173.7028) | 4 (171.4056) | 6 (170.8112) | 6 (165.0972) |
| 2021-10-29 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 Catigliano, Vicenza, 35038 | 2 / 8 (682.8000) | 2 (175.4172) | 4 (167.4400) | 4 (169.1200) | 2 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-25 | FO.G & SMOKE Modena, 41013 | 1 / 16 (696.5716) | 2 (177.1428) | 1 (176.0000) | 3 (176.0116) | 7 (167.4172) |
| 2021-07-24 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 1 / 10 (688.5372) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (165.1200) | 1 (176.5828) | 1 (174.2744) |
| 2021-07-23 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 4 / 9 (656.5372) | 2 (171.9772) | 3 (165.1428) | 8 (154.8456) | 4 (164.5716) |
| 2020-09-19 | 6th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg, 5020 | 5 / 19 (677.0856) | 3 (172.5600) | 7 (166.2400) | 2 (172.0228) | 8 (166.2628) |
| 2020-07-25 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 Vienna, 1030 | 4 / 21 (680.0004) | 13 (166.8456) | 4 (172.5716) | 4 (174.3088) | 8 (166.2744) |
| 2020-07-24 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 Vienna, 1030 | 2 / 18 (669.6916) | 13 (160.5372) | 2 (172.5944) | 11 (162.8572) | 1 (173.7028) |
| 2019-10-05 | Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019 Graz, Messegelande, 8010 | 4 / 16 (674.8000) | 1 (177.1544) | 6 (168.5716) | 6 (166.8456) | 6 (162.2284) |
| 2019-09-07 | Jack Daniel's presents Burgerfest Prague, 17000 | 5 / 13 (661.1200) | 6 (164.5256) | 5 (166.3200) | 7 (166.2972) | 7 (163.9772) |
| 2019-08-10 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 13 / 27 (665.0176) | 3 (172.5716) | 20 (164.5488) | 18 (161.6572) | 8 (166.2400) |
| 2019-07-20 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415 | 12 / 44 (658.1716) | 16 (166.2516) | 15 (166.2516) | 24 (161.6912) | 15 (163.9772) |
| 2019-05-25 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY | 29 / 34 (637.5200) | 32 (152.4800) | 24 (158.8000) | 5 (171.4172) | 26 (154.8228) |
| 2019-05-24 | Brew N Q Invitational Leicestershire, LE672FY | 20 / 26 (645.0516) | 16 (162.2628) | 18 (156.5144) | 17 (162.8228) | 8 (163.4516) |
| 2019-04-27 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg, 5020 | 14 / 26 (663.8744) | 7 (170.2628) | 19 (160.5488) | 9 (168.5256) | 16 (164.5372) |
| 2019-04-13 | 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol, A-6380 | 11 / 28 (668.4572) | 7 (171.4056) | 17 (157.6688) | 15 (166.8228) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2019-04-06 | 4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels, 4600 | 10 / 16 (666.8344) | 3 (174.2744) | 13 (162.8344) | 15 (162.8456) | 10 (166.8800) |
| 2019-04-05 | 3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels, 4600 | 5 / 16 (657.0516) | 5 (171.4288) | 2 (157.0856) | 13 (160.5256) | 13 (156.5600) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #563 (148 pts) | #477 (258 pts) | #367 (380 pts) | #594 (148 pts) | #491 (208 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #107 (1554 pts) | #72 (1738 pts) | #15 (2326 pts) | #57 (1794 pts) | #125 (1411 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #249 (866 pts) | #196 (1073 pts) | #132 (1344 pts) | #298 (756 pts) | #287 (801 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #245 (872 pts) | #286 (797 pts) | #246 (948 pts) | #222 (947 pts) | #273 (807 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #146 (1283 pts) | #144 (1283 pts) | #114 (1423 pts) | #116 (1388 pts) | #121 (1378 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #154 (1154 pts) | #163 (1104 pts) | #202 (994 pts) | #205 (939 pts) | #199 (974 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #197 (608 pts) | #288 (428 pts) | #205 (588 pts) | #226 (553 pts) | #211 (548 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #246 (1161 pts) | #141 (1506 pts) | #265 (1086 pts) | #284 (1066 pts) | #280 (1086 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #322 (1032 pts) | #285 (1122 pts) | #404 (892 pts) | #380 (922 pts) | #321 (1022 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #584 (677 pts) | #719 (562 pts) | #648 (627 pts) | #703 (592 pts) | #818 (472 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #992 (328 pts) | #1019 (343 pts) | #1040 (338 pts) | #1038 (348 pts) | #894 (403 pts) |