A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 9 tracked editions
Insomnia BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 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 CHICKEN) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 15, 2024 in Peschiera del Garda, 37019. Grill Angels took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Insomnia BBQ Team (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Insomnia BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
20
median 165.69
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
24
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
6.8456
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
158.19
20180
Chicken · median 165.69 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
8.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.9772
20180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
160
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (3 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Onkel Felix BBQ and Smoky Cotte tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Q-King edged We grill - we chill by 0.0112.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0112
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 · Chicken
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 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 171.9656 | 167.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
24 entries · top 180 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Grill Angels | |
| 3 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 5 | I Cinghiali | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | C.B.C BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Q-King | |
| 10 | We grill - we chill | |
| 11 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 12 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 13 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 14 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 15 | Four Stars BBQ | |
| 16 | The Grill Gathering BBQ-Team | |
| 17 | Roast a Piece | |
| 18 | MarinoSmokeHouse | |
| 19 | BarbieQ | |
| 20 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 21 | LEON BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 23 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 24 | It's the same old meat |