Country Road & BBQ Contest
2023-10-07 – 2023-10-08 · CARTIGLIANO, 36050 · ITALY · 📍 VIA CAPPELLO 6
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: Cooklounge BBQ (709.1200) · 7 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WESTSIDE BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.7600 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 4–5: SOUTH BRIXIA edged COOKLOUNGE BBQ by 0.0228.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-07 ← this one | CARTIGLIANO, 36050 | VIA CAPPELLO 6 | 7 | 709.1200 | Cooklounge BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| 2023-10-07 | CARTIGLIANO, 36050 | 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 | 180.0000 | 169.1084 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | — |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.4400 | — |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 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 180.0000 · 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 180.0000 · 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 180.0000 · 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 |