Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 5–6: BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE and SOUTH BRIXIA tied on 161.6572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
Mar 21, 2026 · Livorno Ferraris (vc), Italy · ITALY · 📍 VIALE IV NOVEMBRE
Reps: Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Grand Champion: Smoky Cotte (178.8572) · 15 teams
Full results from the Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 21, 2026 in LIVORNO FERRARIS (VC), 13 at VIALE IV NOVEMBRE. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Smoky Cotte (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE.
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.
126.78
median 159.36
178.86 🏆
Entries
15
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
4
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
158.03
126.78178.86
Pork Ribs · median 159.36 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
17.2000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
155.4288
126.78178.86
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
52.0800
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (1 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | Livorno Ferraris (vc) | VIALE IV NOVEMBRE | 14 | 177.1772 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE |
| Mar 21, 2026 ← this one | Livorno Ferraris (vc) | VIALE IV NOVEMBRE | 15 | 178.8572 | Smoky Cotte |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 161.6572 | 155.4288 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 2 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 4 | Breaking BBQ | |
| 5 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE | |
| 6 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 7 | The Good Grillers | |
| 8 | I COBRA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokeat | |
| 11 | My Brother | |
| 12 | I 5 Coyote | |
| 13 | Serial Griller | |
| 14 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 15 | Red Hot BBQ |
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.
Ancillary — Turkey Sandwich
8 entries · top 175.4516 · median 155.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good Grillers | |
| 2 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 3 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 4 | Smokeat | |
| 5 | My Brother | |
| 6 | Serial Griller | |
| 7 | Red Hot BBQ | |
| 8 | I 5 Coyote |