The War of Barbeque
2024-06-15 – 2024-06-16 · Peschiera del Garda, 37019 · ITALY · 📍 Peschiera del Garda, 37019
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: Justice BBQ (703.9888) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoky Cotte
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Came back for more
Form held
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 13 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
Justice BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: SOUTH BRIXIA and LUNA SMOKE - Italy tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Insomnia BBQ Team and Smoky Cotte tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Griller Unchained and SOUTH BRIXIA tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Justice BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-24 | Noventa di Piave, 30020 | 18 | 696.5484 | BROS HOG | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 2019-06-22 | Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | 19 | 683.3140 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE |
| 2022-06-18 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 697.0972 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ TEAM | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2023-07-01 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 693.0512 | White Squirrel BBQ | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 2024-06-15 ← this one | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| 2024-06-15 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 180.0000 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| 2024-06-15 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 24 | 180.0000 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 20 | 701.7260 | Average Joe BBQ Team | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| 2025-06-14 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 25 | 176.5600 | I cinghiali bbq team | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 177.7144 | The BBQ Ranch | — |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda | 25 | 707.3944 | Smoky Cotte | Smoking Butcher |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | Smoking Butcher | — |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | The GRILL GATHERING BBQ-TEAM | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5828 | 171.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8800 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 169.7028 | 167.3944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 703.9888 · median 677.6116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 9 | The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team | |
| 10 | Q-King | |
| 11 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 12 | Roast a Piece | |
| 13 | Griller Unchained | |
| 14 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 15 | We grill - we chill | |
| 16 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Ma Kole |
Chicken
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 5 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | Griller Unchained | |
| 8 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | Q-King | |
| 11 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 12 | Ma Kole | |
| 13 | Roast a Piece | |
| 14 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 15 | The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team | |
| 16 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 17 | We grill - we chill |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 9 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 10 | Justice BBQ | |
| 11 | Roast a Piece | |
| 12 | Q-King | |
| 13 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 14 | We grill - we chill | |
| 15 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Griller Unchained | |
| 17 | Ma Kole |
Pork
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 4 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 6 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 9 | We grill - we chill | |
| 10 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 11 | The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team | |
| 12 | Roast a Piece | |
| 13 | Ma Kole | |
| 14 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 15 | Griller Unchained | |
| 16 | Q-King | |
| 17 | Onkel Felix BBQ |
Brisket
17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-King | |
| 3 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 4 | Griller Unchained | |
| 5 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 6 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 7 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 8 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team | |
| 11 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 12 | Roast a Piece | |
| 13 | We grill - we chill | |
| 14 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 15 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 16 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Ma Kole |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Riso Ferron
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 2 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 3 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 5 | Q-King | |
| 6 | Griller Unchained | |
| 7 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 8 | We grill - we chill |