Sep 9–10, 2017 · Perugia, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Percorso Verde
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 on September 9, 2017 in Perugia, 06129 at Percorso Verde, scoring 683.3832 in a field of 15 teams. STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5488. Category winners: Chicken — BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM (175.4400); Pork Ribs — FOUR STAR BBQ (174.2628); Pork — BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM (176.5600); Brisket — BROS HOG (174.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM.
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, 2015 to 2017 — 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 66 times in 100
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, BUTTRUB.COM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: BURROS BBQ edged SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM by 0.0116. Brisket places 8–9: BUTTRUB.COM edged JUBATTI BBQ TEAM by 0.0344. Pork places 4–5: Blue Smoke edged BROS HOG by 0.0344.
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2015 | Percorso Verde, Perugia | Percorso Verde, Perugia, | 24 | 670.8800 | BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL | BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Perugia, Italy | Percorso Verde | 29 | 693.6568 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS |
| Sep 9, 2017 ← this one | Perugia | Percorso Verde | 15 | 683.3832 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 169.7256 | 163.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 169.1200 | 159.9660 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.8456 | 162.2972 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 167.3828 | 159.9888 |
15 entries · top 683.3832 · median 659.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 3 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 4 | BROS HOG | |
| 5 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 6 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 8 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 9 | JUBATTI BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 11 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 12 | Blue Smoke | |
| 13 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 14 | BBQ GIRLS | |
| 15 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM |
15 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BROS HOG | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 7 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 8 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 11 | JUBATTI BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BBQ GIRLS | |
| 13 | Blue Smoke | |
| 14 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 15 | No Name BBQ Team |
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 2 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 3 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 4 | JUBATTI BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 7 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 8 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 10 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 12 | BROS HOG | |
| 13 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 14 | BBQ GIRLS | |
| 15 | Blue Smoke |
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 3 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 4 | Blue Smoke | |
| 5 | BROS HOG | |
| 6 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 8 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 11 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 12 | JUBATTI BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 14 | BBQ GIRLS | |
| 15 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM |
15 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROS HOG | |
| 2 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 3 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 7 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 8 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 9 | JUBATTI BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 11 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 12 | Blue Smoke | |
| 13 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 14 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BBQ GIRLS |
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.
6 entries · top 166.2628 · median 162.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ GIRLS | |
| 3 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 5 | Blue Smoke | |
| 6 | No Name BBQ Team |
7 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 3 | Blue Smoke | |
| 4 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 5 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 7 | BBQ GIRLS |
12 entries · top 177.7600 · median 166.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | Blue Smoke | |
| 5 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 6 | BBQ GIRLS | |
| 7 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 8 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 9 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 11 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 12 | JUBATTI BBQ TEAM |