A first Grand Championship
4
tracked contests to get there
This was SMOKING BUTCHER's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026
Mar 7, 2026 · Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Hauptort, 40
Reps: Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Full results from the W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 7, 2026 in Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ at Hauptort, 40. Tracica BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Smoking Butcher (174.8456). This is the 2nd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by SMOKING BUTCHER; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
157.14
median 167.67
174.85 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2026 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
8
1 judged meat
Top score
174.8456
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
166.98
157.14174.85
Chicken · median 167.67 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
7.4744 pts across the top 5
Field spread
17.7028
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 5595 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (2 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
SMOKING BUTCHER has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2026
- 2026
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 | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | Hauptort, 40 | 10 | 699.3596 | SMOKING BUTCHER | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| Mar 7, 2026 ← this one | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 167.3712 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
8 entries · top 174.8456 · median 167.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 6 | Art Razza Piave BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 8 | Pirates BBQ |