Fo.G & Smoke 2025
2025-09-20 – 2025-09-21 · Spilamberto, I-41057 · ITALY · 📍 Modena
Reps: LUCA FAMIGLI, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: Luna Smoke - Italy (697.6456) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Woodquarter Smokerheads
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Cooklounge BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
LUNA SMOKE - Italy won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Smoky Cotte and SOUTH BRIXIA tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ and Woodquarter Smokerheads tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Art Razza Piave Bbq and the north brianza bbq smokers tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-17 | Spilamberto, Mo | Spilamberto, Mo | 12 | 697.7372 | Cooklounge BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Spilamberto, It | Spilamberto, It | 15 | 694.2172 | Cooklounge BBQ | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2025-09-20 ← this one | Spilamberto, I-41057 | Modena | 24 | 697.6456 | Luna Smoke - Italy | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| 2026-09-19 | Spilamberto, I-41057 | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.8800 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 168.5256 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 169.6800 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 697.6456 · median 675.6056
Chicken
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
Pork
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1086
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Mistery Box
9 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Cinghiali | |
| 2 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 4 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 5 | Jack & Place | |
| 6 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 7 | IT'S THE SAME OLD MEAT | |
| 8 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 9 | Belli & Magrill |