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) 2025
Aug 9–10, 2025 · Medvode, Slovenia · SLOVENIA · 📍 Lake Zbilje
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
Full results from the Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 9, 2025 in Medvode, 1215 at Lake Zbilje. Woodquarter Smokerheads took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — BBQ Hot Yard (177.1544). This is the 6th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Food'Venture Grill & BBQ; 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.
154.83
median 169.15
177.15 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
19
1 judged meat
Top score
177.1544
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
168.86
154.83177.15
Pork Ribs · median 169.15 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.1544
154.83177.15
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
22.3200
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
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
0.0344
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 7–8: SPENA BBQ edged Ribs in Peace by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0344
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smoky Cotte (won 2024).
- Smoky Cotte · 2024
The biggest field yet
19
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 12 teams
19 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 | 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 ← this one | 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 | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 169.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 7 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 8 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 9 | Hard Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Jack's Smokey BBQ | |
| 11 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 12 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 13 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Gril Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 15 | Woody BBQ | |
| 16 | Hedgehog BBQ | |
| 17 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 18 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 19 | Belli & Magrill |