A statement win
9.7600
points clear of the field
Wider than 87% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7600 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
Country Road & BBQ Contest 2023
Oct 7–8, 2023 · Cartigliano, Italy · ITALY · 📍 VIA CAPPELLO 6
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Country Road & BBQ Contest on October 7, 2023 in CARTIGLIANO, 36050 at VIA CAPPELLO 6, scoring 709.1200 in a field of 7 teams. WESTSIDE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3600. Category winners: Chicken — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — Tremens BBQ team (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 180 🔥
158.86
180
Entries
7
4 judged meats
Top score
709.1200
Winning margin
9.7600
GC over RC
Field average
686.67
657.07709.12
median 686.75 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
6.8572 pts across the top 5
Field spread
52.0460
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Field strength
1,547
avg power rating going in
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Tremens BBQ team · Brisket
- COOKLOUNGE BBQ · Chicken
- COOKLOUNGE BBQ · Pork Ribs
Photo finishes
0.0228
decided the closest call
Brisket places 4–5: SOUTH BRIXIA edged COOKLOUNGE BBQ by 0.0228.
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
COOKLOUNGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 5th
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2023 ← this one | Cartigliano | VIA CAPPELLO 6 | 7 | 709.1200 | Cooklounge BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Cartigliano | VIA CAPPELLO 6 | 18 | 173.1200 | Cooklounge | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 169.1084 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 171.9772 | — |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.4400 | — |
| Brisket | 180 | 170.8228 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
7 entries · top 709.1200 · median 686.7540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | Covered Embers | |
| 4 | Tremens BBQ team | |
| 5 | Mantua Barbecue Gang | |
| 6 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 7 | I Cinghiali |
Chicken
7 entries · top 180 · median 173.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | Covered Embers | |
| 4 | Mantua Barbecue Gang | |
| 5 | Tremens BBQ team | |
| 6 | I Cinghiali | |
| 7 | SOUTH BRIXIA |
Pork Ribs
7 entries · top 180 · median 172.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Covered Embers | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | Mantua Barbecue Gang | |
| 6 | Tremens BBQ team | |
| 7 | I Cinghiali |
Pork
7 entries · top 178.2972 · median 172.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | Mantua Barbecue Gang | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | I Cinghiali | |
| 6 | Covered Embers | |
| 7 | Tremens BBQ team |
Brisket
7 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tremens BBQ team | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | Covered Embers | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Mantua Barbecue Gang | |
| 7 | I Cinghiali |