Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 3–4: RUMABRONZE and SOUTH BRIXIA tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
May 3, 2026 · Rivergaro, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Lungo Fiume Trebbia
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
Grand Champion: Average Joe BBQ Team (176.5716) · 15 teams
Full results from the Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 3, 2026 in Rivergaro, PZ at Lungo Fiume Trebbia. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Average Joe BBQ Team (176.5716). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Smoking Butcher.
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.
133.52
median 168.54
176.57 🏆
Entries
15
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
176.5716
Winning margin
1.1544
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
164.81
133.52176.57
Pork Ribs · median 168.54 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4632 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
164.5372
133.52176.57
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
43.0516
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 59%
beats 41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | Rivergaro, PZ | Lungo Fiume Trebbia | 15 | 179.4400 | Smoking Butcher |
| May 3, 2026 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1084 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Carpaneto BBQ | |
| 3 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | Aldo’s BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 7 | Smoking Bullet BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 9 | Li Fe BBQ | |
| 10 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 11 | Machete BBQ | |
| 12 | It's The Same Old Meat | |
| 13 | Braciati dalla Luna | |
| 14 | Bee Joonty | |
| 15 | Mammasaula |
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 — Mistery Box
11 entries · top 178.3200 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldo’s BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Signals | |
| 3 | Li Fe BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 5 | Mammasaula | |
| 6 | Smoking Bullet BBQ Team | |
| 7 | It's The Same Old Meat | |
| 8 | Carpaneto BBQ | |
| 9 | Braciati dalla Luna | |
| 10 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 11 | Bee Joonty |