A new contest record
694.7884
highest overall ever cooked here
694.7884 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 677.6684 BR.BQ set in 2015.
- old record 677.6684
- set 2015 by BR.BQ
Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP 2016
Jul 2–3, 2016 · Gaiarine, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Distilleria Bonaventura
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP on July 2, 2016 in Gaiarine, Italy, IT at Distilleria Bonaventura, scoring 694.7884 in a field of 18 teams. BUNCH OF SWINES took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3484. Category winners: Chicken — IQ - NETHERLANDS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS (178.2972); Pork — FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) (178.8800); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (173.1200). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by BR.BQ; the next was held in 2017.
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.
651.94
median 674.57
694.79 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 178.30
- Pork 178.88
- Brisket 173.12
154.23
178.88
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
18
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
694.7884
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
675.00
651.94694.79
median 674.57 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.3312
651.94694.79
10th place overall
Field spread
42.8456
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
7 of 15 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (5 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
0.0116
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 4–5: Smoke'n' Fire edged MISS PIGGY'S U.K. by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BBQ+ edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0344. Brisket places 2–3: LETZQ edged BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM by 0.0344.
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0344
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0344
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0572
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
IQ - NETHERLANDS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 6th
A contest record in pork
178.8800
best pork ever cooked here
FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) turned in 178.8800 in pork — past the 173.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.7144
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BR.BQ (won 2015).
- BR.BQ · 2015
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 | Gaiarine Italy | Gaiarine Italy, | 15 | 677.6684 | BR.BQ | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL |
| Jul 2, 2016 ← this one | 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 | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.0116 | 168.0116 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 171.9884 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 171.9656 | 167.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 694.7884 · median 674.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 6 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 7 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 10 | LETZQ | |
| 11 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 13 | BR.BQ | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 15 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | IRON BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke'n' Fire | |
| 18 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM |
Chicken
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | IRON BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 8 | BR.BQ | |
| 9 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | PUREBBQ | |
| 12 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 15 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 16 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 17 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM | |
| 18 | Smoke'n' Fire |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | IRON BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 8 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 9 | PUREBBQ | |
| 10 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 13 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 14 | BR.BQ | |
| 15 | LETZQ | |
| 16 | Smoke'n' Fire | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM |
Pork
18 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 7 | BR.BQ | |
| 8 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 9 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | PUREBBQ | |
| 11 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 12 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 13 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 14 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM | |
| 15 | Smoke'n' Fire | |
| 16 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | LETZQ | |
| 18 | IRON BBQ |
Brisket
18 entries · top 173.1200 · median 168.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Smoke'n' Fire | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 10 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 11 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 12 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM | |
| 15 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 16 | BR.BQ | |
| 17 | IRON BBQ | |
| 18 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS |
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 — Barrell Smoke
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 2 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | PUREBBQ | |
| 4 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke'n' Fire | |
| 7 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | IRON BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 11 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 12 | LETZQ | |
| 13 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 14 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM |
Master Series — Dessert
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS | |
| 2 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | PUREBBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | IRON BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 8 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 9 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Smoke'n' Fire | |
| 11 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS |
Master Series — Sauce
17 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 2 | BBQ Wiesel 2 | |
| 3 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | IRON BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke'n' Fire | |
| 9 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | PUREBBQ | |
| 11 | BR.BQ | |
| 12 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL TEAM | |
| 13 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 14 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 15 | BBQ+ | |
| 16 | LETZQ | |
| 17 | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS |