SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER

SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 12 at the Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015 (2015). They are ranked #6008 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,008

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1433

peak 1433 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 30, 2015

latest Sep 16, 2017 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#992

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

661.7488 / 720

Master · Brixia 4 Star Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.07 (+12.03)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172

Chicken · Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival

Consistency

±19.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.50 · weakest Brisket (152.09)

Road miles

3,103

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 732 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

631.07 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

GRILLKUNST ahead in 88% of their meetings

GRILLKUNST has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.41 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 152.09
Chicken avg 160.50
1 call in 9 entries

The comeback

6.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.1 years, then back at Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Oct 7, 2023).

last seen Sep 16, 2017
back Oct 7, 2023

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

GRILLKUNST ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GRILLKUNST has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

3,103 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,103 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 732 miles to Brew N Q (OPEN).

12 mapped stops
furthest 732 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	—	#1499 (59 pts)	#1612 (53 pts)	—	—
2017 ↗	Master	#2781 (59 pts)	#2803 (59 pts)	#1804 (124 pts)	#2080 (94 pts)	#2785 (59 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#992 (328 pts)	#781 (503 pts)	#935 (403 pts)	#1091 (323 pts)	#1111 (298 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1239 (225 pts)	#1112 (285 pts)	#1335 (220 pts)	#1077 (310 pts)	#1348 (205 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER, each with one reason worth a look.

63 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Whatcha Smokin'

#6,012 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1433

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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PAPPY PETE'S BBQ

#6,007 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1433

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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Knappen Barbecrew

#6,016 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

Level with SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2021

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3 Smokin Chicks

#6,006 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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Smokin A BBQ

#6,002 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

They turned up 7 years after SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2025

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Rockin Rotary Roasters

#6,001 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 20, 2021

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRILLKUNST	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BALDICUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BOHEMIAN BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE BARKTENDERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OMERTA BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	172	146.7884	160.50	top 66%
Pork Ribs	11	3	0	170.8228	142.2400	158.47	top 71%
Pork	9	3	0	165.0856	150.2172	158.00	top 74%
Brisket	9	1	1	170.8572	135.9656	152.09	top 78%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 87%
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 80%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IT	1	top 54%
DE	1	top 86%
CZ	1	top 86%
AT	1	top 94%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016	2	9	0	top 84%	Apr 23, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IT 1 of 12 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 11 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 98 finished ahead 34 times, behind 148

Longest layoff 6.1 yrs Sep 16, 2017 → Oct 7, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Jun 15 Most recent contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)

20231 milestone

Oct 7 10th tracked contest Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20163 milestones

Jul 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)172 Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival
Sep 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7488 Brixia 4 Star Championship
Sep 10 Career-best overall score661.7488 Brixia 4 Star Championship

20154 milestones

Apr 30 First tracked contest Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015
Apr 30 First call Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015
Apr 30 First overall top-10 Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015
Apr 30 Peak power rating (1493) Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.4	Brixia 4 Star Championship	Sep 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016	Apr 23, 2016
-11	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ	Sep 12, 2015
-10.8	Slovenia BBQ Open	Sep 16, 2017
-8.8	Bohemian BBQ	May 21, 2016
-8.1	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 23, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	2	0	0%	—	—	—
2023	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2017	3	0	33%	top 87%	89.9%	88.3%
2016	4	0	75%	top 80%	91.9%	88.8%
2015	2	1	100%	top 84%	85.2%	84.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	23 (146.7884)	—	—	—
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	25 (150.2288)	—	—
Oct 7, 2023	Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cartigliano	—	—	12 (162.2632)	—	—
Sep 16, 2017	Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode	24 / 25 (614.0800)	23 (157.0856)	24 (145.0972)	22 (154.2400)	15 (157.6572)
May 27, 2017	Brew N Q (OPEN) Burton Upon Trent	27 / 34 (646.6856)	33 (154.2628)	12 (170.8228)	18 (165.0856)	26 (156.5144)
Apr 8, 2017	Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 Wels	12 / 14 (647.3828)	11 (159.9656)	10 (162.2972)	14 (154.2628)	2 (170.8572)
Sep 10, 2016	Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, Italy	14 / 26 (661.7488)	10 (170.2972)	11 (168.0116)	20 (161.7372)	21 (161.7028)
Jul 23, 2016	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	25 / 29 (645.6116)	11 (172)	25 (162.8344)	26 (158.8344)	28 (151.9428)
May 21, 2016	Bohemian BBQ Prague, Czech Republic	19 / 22 (628.5028)	8 (165.1656)	16 (159.9772)	21 (150.2172)	17 (153.1428)
Apr 23, 2016	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 Salzburg, Austria	15 / 16 (621.5768)	11 (157.1428)	8 (166.8344)	9 (159.9656)	16 (137.6340)
Sep 12, 2015	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ Naplavka, Prague	12 / 13 (600.4800)	8 (158.2744)	13 (142.2400)	4 (164)	12 (135.9656)
Apr 30, 2015	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015 Salzburg, Austria	9 / 12 (613.5884)	6 (163.9884)	9 (152.5600)	9 (153.6800)	12 (143.3600)

SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)