The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2024-06-15 · Peschiera del Garda, 37019 · ITALY · 📍 Peschiera del Garda, 37019
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: Insomnia BBQ (180.0000) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LUNA SMOKE - Italy
Entries
28
1 judged meat
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
2.8572
1st over 2nd
Field average
161.65
median 161.99
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
9.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
164.5600
10th place overall
Field spread
33.2116
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Insomnia BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Roast a Piece and The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Gold’s BBQ edged Tracica BBQ Team by 0.0112.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-18 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 10 | 170.8572 | Birgit Schneider | — |
| 2023-07-01 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 22 | 174.3316 | Innadoro | — |
| 2024-06-15 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| 2024-06-15 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 170.8344 | 164.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 161.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 4 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Roast a Piece | |
| 7 | The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team | |
| 8 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 9 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 10 | I Cinghiali | |
| 11 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 12 | Four Stars BBQ | |
| 13 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 15 | BarbieQ | |
| 16 | C.B.C BBQ Team | |
| 17 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 18 | M.A.S.H. BB.CREW | |
| 19 | We grill - we chill | |
| 20 | It's the same old meat | |
| 21 | Grill Angels | |
| 22 | MarinoSmokeHouse | |
| 23 | LEON BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | MarinoSmokeGirls | |
| 25 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 26 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 27 | Q-King | |
| 28 | Griller Unchained |