Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BR.BQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 5th
Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship 2015
Jul 4–5, 2015 · Gaiarine, Italy · ITALY
BR.BQ won Grand Champion at the Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship on July 4, 2015 in Gaiarine Italy,, scoring 677.6684 in a field of 15 teams. BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.4060. Category winners: Chicken — Sticky D's (174.8456); Pork Ribs — BBQ+ (176.0344); Pork — BBQ WIESEL (173.7144); Brisket — Smoke It All (173.7028). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
631.86
median 659.50
677.67 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.85
- Pork Ribs 176.03
- Pork 173.71
- Brisket 173.70
149.65
176.03
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
15
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
677.6684
Winning margin
6.2624
GC over RC
Field average
656.94
631.86677.67
median 659.50 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.6968
631.86677.67
10th place overall
Field spread
45.8056
winner to last place
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 92%
beats 8% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Storylines (3 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 first Grand Championship
9
tracked contests to get there
This was BR.BQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 9th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 4–5: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. and BBQ+ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BUNCH OF SWINES edged BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL by 0.0112. Chicken places 4–5: BBQ GURU edged BR.BQ by 0.0116.
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0112
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2015 ← this one | Gaiarine Italy | Gaiarine Italy, | 15 | 677.6684 | BR.BQ | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL |
| Jul 2, 2016 | Gaiarine, Italy | Distilleria Bonaventura | 18 | 694.7884 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Gaiarine | Distilleria Bonaventura | 18 | 694.8340 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Gaiarine | Distilleria Bonaventura Maschio SRL | 18 | 695.3944 | BUNCH OF SWINES | BBQ+ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 173.1428 | 162.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 165.6916 | 162.2284 |
| Pork | 173.7144 | 171.9656 | 162.8228 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 168.5600 | 159.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 677.6684 · median 659.4980
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BR.BQ | |
| 2 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | Sticky D's | |
| 7 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 8 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 9 | BBQ GURU | |
| 10 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | PUREBBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke It All | |
| 13 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 14 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 15 | Smaakmakers |
Chicken
15 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sticky D's | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 4 | BBQ GURU | |
| 5 | BR.BQ | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | Smaakmakers | |
| 8 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 9 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 10 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | PUREBBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 13 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 14 | BBQ+ | |
| 15 | Smoke It All |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.0344 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 5 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 6 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 7 | Sticky D's | |
| 8 | BR.BQ | |
| 9 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 10 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Smoke It All | |
| 12 | PUREBBQ | |
| 13 | Smaakmakers | |
| 14 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 15 | BBQ GURU |
Pork
15 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 2 | BR.BQ | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 7 | BBQ GURU | |
| 8 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | PUREBBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke It All | |
| 13 | Sticky D's | |
| 14 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 15 | Smaakmakers |
Brisket
15 entries · top 173.7028 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke It All | |
| 2 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 3 | Sticky D's | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | BR.BQ | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ GURU | |
| 10 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 11 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 12 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 13 | Smaakmakers | |
| 14 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 15 | BAERL B Q (DE) |
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.
Master Series — Chefs Choice
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke It All | |
| 2 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 3 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 4 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 6 | Smaakmakers | |
| 7 | BBQ GURU | |
| 8 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 9 | BBQ+ | |
| 10 | PUREBBQ |
Master Series — Dessert
9 entries · top 177.1772 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 2 | Smaakmakers | |
| 3 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PUREBBQ | |
| 5 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 8 | Smoke It All | |
| 9 | BAERL B Q (DE) |
Master Series — Sauce
15 entries · top 177.7600 · median 168.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 2 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BBQ GURU | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | BR.BQ | |
| 6 | Sticky D's | |
| 7 | Smoke It All | |
| 8 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 9 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | |
| 10 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 11 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 12 | PUREBBQ | |
| 13 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 14 | Smaakmakers | |
| 15 | BUNCH OF SWINES |