BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
2026-04-11 – 2026-04-12 · PARMA, 43126 · ITALY
Reps: LUCA FAMIGLI, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: I Cinghiali (702.8572) · 42 teams
Entries
42
4 categories
Top score
702.8572
Winning margin
6.9144
GC over RC
Field average
663.24
median 669.31
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.0860
what a walk cost here
Field spread
118.3200
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 24%
beats 76% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
I Cinghiali came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-29 | Brescia, 25125 | 30 | 701.1200 | Average Joe BBQ Team |
| 2026-04-11 ← this one | PARMA, 43126 | 42 | 702.8572 | I Cinghiali |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 4 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | I Cinghiali | |
| 7 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 9 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 12 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 13 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE | |
| 14 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 15 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 16 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 18 | Breaking BBQ | |
| 19 | Griller Unchained | |
| 20 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 22 | Italian's Steak team | |
| 23 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 24 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 25 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 26 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 27 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 28 | Kamado BONO | |
| 29 | RIBS AND THE GANG | |
| 30 | Daves & James | |
| 31 | Rubbaribs | |
| 32 | IL BBQ UNISCE | |
| 33 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 34 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 35 | No probllama BBQ | |
| 36 | LAMBORVINI | |
| 37 | Brace Pontina-MNG SRLS | |
| 38 | MANU'S AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 39 | FRANKIE'S BBQ | |
| 40 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 41 | DAT PRESSURE | |
| 42 | BarbaQ |
Master Series — Chicken
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Italian's Steak team | |
| 3 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 4 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 5 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 7 | Kamado BONO | |
| 8 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 9 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 10 | I Cinghiali | |
| 11 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 12 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 13 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 14 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 15 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 16 | Rubbaribs | |
| 17 | BBQ+ | |
| 18 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 19 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 20 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 21 | IL BBQ UNISCE | |
| 22 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 23 | LAMBORVINI | |
| 24 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE | |
| 25 | RIBS AND THE GANG | |
| 26 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 27 | MANU'S AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 29 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 30 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 31 | Breaking BBQ | |
| 32 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 33 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 34 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 35 | Brace Pontina-MNG SRLS | |
| 36 | No probllama BBQ | |
| 37 | BarbaQ | |
| 38 | FRANKIE'S BBQ | |
| 39 | Griller Unchained | |
| 40 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 41 | Daves & James | |
| 42 | DAT PRESSURE |
Master Series — Overall
42 entries · top 702.8572 · median 669.3086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Cinghiali | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 4 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 5 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 6 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 7 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 11 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 12 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 13 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 14 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 16 | Kamado BONO | |
| 17 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 18 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 19 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 21 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 22 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 23 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Rubbaribs | |
| 25 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 26 | IL BBQ UNISCE | |
| 27 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE | |
| 28 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 29 | Breaking BBQ | |
| 30 | Italian's Steak team | |
| 31 | MANU'S AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 32 | LAMBORVINI | |
| 33 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 34 | RIBS AND THE GANG | |
| 35 | Griller Unchained | |
| 36 | No probllama BBQ | |
| 37 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 38 | Brace Pontina-MNG SRLS | |
| 39 | Daves & James | |
| 40 | BarbaQ | |
| 41 | FRANKIE'S BBQ | |
| 42 | DAT PRESSURE |
Master Series — Pork
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 6 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 7 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 8 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 9 | I Cinghiali | |
| 10 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 11 | IL BBQ UNISCE | |
| 12 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 13 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 14 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 15 | Kamado BONO | |
| 16 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 17 | MANU'S AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 18 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 19 | Brace Pontina-MNG SRLS | |
| 20 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 21 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 22 | Rubbaribs | |
| 23 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 26 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Griller Unchained | |
| 28 | No probllama BBQ | |
| 29 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 30 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 31 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 32 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 33 | Breaking BBQ | |
| 34 | Daves & James | |
| 35 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 36 | LAMBORVINI | |
| 37 | Italian's Steak team | |
| 38 | BarbaQ | |
| 39 | RIBS AND THE GANG | |
| 40 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE | |
| 41 | DAT PRESSURE | |
| 42 | FRANKIE'S BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Cinghiali | |
| 2 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 6 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 7 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 9 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 10 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 11 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Rubbaribs | |
| 13 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 14 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 15 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 16 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 17 | MANU'S AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 18 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 19 | Kamado BONO | |
| 20 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 21 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE | |
| 22 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 23 | LAMBORVINI | |
| 24 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 25 | IL BBQ UNISCE | |
| 26 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 27 | BBQ+ | |
| 28 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 29 | Breaking BBQ | |
| 30 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 31 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 32 | RIBS AND THE GANG | |
| 33 | Italian's Steak team | |
| 34 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 35 | No probllama BBQ | |
| 36 | This'll do it BBQ | |
| 37 | BarbaQ | |
| 38 | Daves & James | |
| 39 | Brace Pontina-MNG SRLS | |
| 40 | DAT PRESSURE | |
| 41 | Griller Unchained | |
| 42 | FRANKIE'S BBQ |