Mar 7–8, 2026 · Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Hauptort, 40
Reps: Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Smoking Butcher won Grand Champion at the W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol on March 7, 2026 in Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ at Hauptort, 40, scoring 699.3596 in a field of 10 teams. LUNA SMOKE - Italy took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.8968. Category winners: Chicken — Tracica BBQ Team (175.4172); Pork Ribs — Smoking Butcher (180.0000); Pork — LUNA SMOKE - Italy (177.7028); Brisket — Smoking Butcher (171.9656). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2026 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
Smoking Butcher came in rated below the field's top team, BBQ+, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKING BUTCHER's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
SMOKING BUTCHER has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: Skinny Beans BBQ team and Smoking Butcher tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Smoking Butcher and LUNA SMOKE - Italy tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SOUTH BRIXIA and Smoking Butcher tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Smoking Butcher won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Smoking Butcher took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | Kasern / Prettau, BZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2026 ← this one | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | Hauptort, 40 | 10 | 699.3596 | SMOKING BUTCHER | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | Hauptort, 40 | 8 | 174.8456 | SMOKING BUTCHER | — |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | Hauptort, 40 | 11 | 171.4172 | South Brixia Barbecue | — |
| Feb 20, 2027 | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20, 2027 | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20, 2027 | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 165.0856 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1316 | 164.5484 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 159.3712 |
| Brisket | 171.9656 | 167.9772 | 158.2172 |
10 entries · top 699.3596 · median 683.6170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 6 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 7 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 8 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 9 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 10 | Art Razza Piave BBQ |
10 entries · top 175.4172 · median 172.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 4 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 7 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 10 | Art Razza Piave BBQ |
10 entries · top 180 · median 171.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 7 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 9 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 10 | Art Razza Piave BBQ |
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 6 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 7 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 8 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 9 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 10 | Art Razza Piave BBQ |
10 entries · top 171.9656 · median 166.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 5 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 6 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 7 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 8 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 9 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Art Razza Piave BBQ |
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.
3 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard |