A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 10 tracked editions
Knockstone BBq Team Austria has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2023
Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024
Aug 10, 2024 · Medvode, Slovenia · SLOVENIA · 📍 Zbilje
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
Full results from the Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 10, 2024 in Medvode, 1215 at Zbilje. RUMABRONZE took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Smoky Cotte (177.7144). This is the 4th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Insomnia BBQ Team; the next was held in 2025.
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.
151.94
median 166.83
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
166.15
151.94177.71
Pork Ribs · median 166.83 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.9660
151.94177.71
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
25.7716
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
33%
4 of 12 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (4 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
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 9–10: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ and Christian Bittner tied on 163.9660 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
A contest record in pork ribs
177.7144
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Smoky Cotte turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 174.2628
- across 2 past editions
The biggest field yet
14
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 12 teams
14 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2022 | Medvode | Zbilje | 11 | 693.6688 | Knockstone BBq Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Medvode | Zbilje | 12 | 695.3944 | Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Medvode | Zbilje | 11 | 707.9772 | Insomnia BBQ Team | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2024 ← this one | Medvode | Zbilje | 14 | 177.7144 | Smoky Cotte | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 20 | 699.9540 | Food'Venture Grill & BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 19 | 177.1544 | BBQ Hot Yard | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 19 | 180 | Virunum Smokers | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 12 | 180 | The smoked barbecue team | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 14 | 178.8572 | The smoked barbecue team | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 18 | 707.3944 | SOUTH BRIXIA | SMOKY COTTE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.8572 | 163.9660 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 2 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 3 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 4 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 5 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 6 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 7 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 10 | Christian Bittner | |
| 11 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 12 | Koroški čili klub | |
| 13 | Hedgehog BBQ | |
| 14 | Ma-Kole BBQ |