Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2025-08-09 – 2025-08-10 · Medvode, 1215 · SLOVENIA · 📍 Lake Zbilje
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: Virunum Smokers (180.0000) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoky Cotte
Entries
19
1 judged meat
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
2.8456
1st over 2nd
Field average
169.64
median 169.14
Tightest race
Chicken
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.1428
10th place overall
Field spread
20.0344
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 29%
beats 71% of 2791 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Knockstone BBq Team Austria has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smoky Cotte (won 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-06 | Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje | 11 | 693.6688 | Knockstone BBq Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2023-08-12 | Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje | 12 | 695.3944 | Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje | 11 | 707.9772 | Insomnia BBQ Team | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-08-10 | Medvode, 1215 | Zbilje | 14 | 177.7144 | Smoky Cotte | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Medvode, 1215 | Lake Zbilje | 20 | 699.9540 | Food'Venture Grill & BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Medvode, 1215 | Lake Zbilje | 19 | 177.1544 | BBQ Hot Yard | — |
| 2025-08-09 ← this one | Medvode, 1215 | Lake Zbilje | 19 | 180.0000 | Virunum Smokers | — |
| 2026-08-07 | Medvode, 1215 | Lake Zbilje | 12 | 180.0000 | The smoked barbecue team | — |
| 2026-08-07 | Medvode, 1215 | Lake Zbilje | 14 | 178.8572 | The smoked barbecue team | — |
| 2026-08-08 | Medvode, 1215 | 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 | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
19 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |