A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
Smoking Butcher has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Oct 18, 2025 · Fossalta di Piave, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Piazza IV Novembre
Reps: Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Full results from the Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 18, 2025 in Fossalta di Piave , 30020 at Piazza IV Novembre. Skinny Beans BBQ team took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Smoking Butcher (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Smoking Butcher; the next is scheduled for October 17, 2026.
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.
150.82
median 166.53
180 🏆
Entries
16
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
166.20
150.82180
Pork Ribs · median 166.53 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
11.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
165.7372
150.82180
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
29.1772
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5786 Pork Ribs 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: RUMABRONZE and Gold’s BBQ tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: ribs & the gang edged Art Razza Piave Bbq by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0344
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.
- Smoking Butcher · Pork Ribs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta di Piave | Piazza IV Novembre | 16 | 176.5600 | Smoking Butcher |
| Oct 18, 2025 ← this one | Fossalta di Piave | Piazza IV Novembre | 16 | 180 | Smoking Butcher |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta di Piave | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta di Piave | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 168.5944 | 165.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 180 · median 166.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 3 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 4 | I Cinghiali | |
| 5 | ribs & the gang | |
| 6 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 7 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 8 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoked Mavericks | |
| 10 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoky flavour Giulio | |
| 12 | Grill Angels | |
| 13 | IU PORK | |
| 14 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ HERO | |
| 16 | Bronse Cuerte |