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 CHICKEN) 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 CHICKEN) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 9, 2025 in Medvode, 1215 at Lake Zbilje. Smoky Cotte took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — VIRUNUM SMOKERS (180.0000). This is the 7th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by BBQ Hot Yard; the next was held in 2026.
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.
159.97
median 169.14
180 🏆
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
180
Winning margin
2.8456
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
169.64
159.97180
Chicken · median 169.14 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.1428
159.97180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
20.0344
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5574 Chicken 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 rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
VIRUNUM SMOKERS finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: Onkel Felix BBQ and Woody BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Woodquarter Smokerheads edged Ribs in Peace by 0.0116.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116
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.
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.
- VIRUNUM SMOKERS · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 19 | 177.1544 | BBQ Hot Yard | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.7028 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
19 entries · top 180 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 3 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 4 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 5 | Woody BBQ | |
| 6 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 7 | Ribs in Peace | |
| 8 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 9 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Belli & Magrill | |
| 11 | SPENA BBQ | |
| 12 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 13 | Hard Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 15 | Jack's Smokey BBQ | |
| 16 | Hedgehog BBQ | |
| 17 | Koroški čili klub | |
| 18 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 19 | Gril Kings & Queens BBQ |