Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2026-05-03 · Rivergaro, PZ · ITALY · 📍 Lungo Fiume Trebbia
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: Smoking Butcher (179.4400) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Skinny Beans BBQ team
Entries
15
1 judged meat
Top score
179.4400
Winning margin
2.8800
1st over 2nd
Field average
163.40
median 167.38
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
7.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
162.2856
10th place overall
Field spread
44.7772
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 35%
beats 65% of 2791 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoking Butcher took the Grand Championship home to BZ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: Machete BBQ edged Smoking Bullet BBQ Team by 0.0344.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 ← this one | Rivergaro, PZ | Lungo Fiume Trebbia | 15 | 179.4400 | Smoking Butcher | — |
| 2026-05-03 | Rivergaro, PZ | Lungo Fiume Trebbia | 15 | 176.5716 | Average Joe BBQ Team | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.0116 | 162.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 3 | Carpaneto BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 6 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 7 | Machete BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoking Bullet BBQ Team | |
| 9 | It's The Same Old Meat | |
| 10 | Li Fe BBQ | |
| 11 | Aldo’s BBQ | |
| 12 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Smoke Signals | |
| 14 | Bee Joonty | |
| 15 | Mammasaula |