A new contest record
180.0000
highest overall ever cooked here
180.0000 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 174.3316 Innadoro set in 2023.
- old record 174.3316
- set 2023 by Innadoro
The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024
Jun 15, 2024 · Peschiera del Garda, Italy · ITALY
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Full results from The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 15, 2024 in Peschiera del Garda, 37019. LUNA SMOKE - Italy took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Insomnia BBQ Team (180.0000). This is the 4th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Justice BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
146.79
median 161.99
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
2.8572
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
161.65
146.79180
Pork Ribs · median 161.99 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
9.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
164.5600
146.79180
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
33.2116
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (6 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 11 tracked editions
Insomnia BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Insomnia BBQ Team turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 174.3316 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 174.3316
- across 2 past editions
The biggest field yet
28
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 16 teams
28 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 16.
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Insomnia BBQ Team · Pork Ribs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2022 | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 10 | 170.8572 | Birgit Schneider | — |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 22 | 174.3316 | Innadoro | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| Jun 15, 2024 ← this one | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 24 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 20 | 701.7260 | Average Joe BBQ Team | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 25 | 176.5600 | I cinghiali bbq team | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 177.7144 | The BBQ Ranch | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda | 25 | 707.3944 | Smoky Cotte | Smoking Butcher |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | Smoking Butcher | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | 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 | 170.8344 | 164.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180 · 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 |