BBQ Knife Clash
2026-05-23 – 2026-05-24 · Romano Di Lombardia, GG · ITALY
Reps: LUCA FAMIGLI, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: Skinny Beans BBQ team (682.7428) · 10 teams
Entries
10
4 categories
Top score
682.7428
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
666.80
median 666.78
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.7084
what a walk cost here
Field spread
40.0344
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1520
avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SOUTH BRIXIA has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Skinny Beans BBQ team took the Grand Championship home to PZ.
🃏 An upset on the books
Skinny Beans BBQ team came in rated below the field's top team, Justice BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 ← this one | Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 10 | 682.7428 | Skinny Beans BBQ team |
| 2026-05-23 | Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 11 | 171.4056 | SOUTH BRIXIA |
| 2026-05-23 | Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 13 | 175.4172 | SOUTH BRIXIA |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
10 entries · top 173.1200 · median 164.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 6 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 7 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 8 | Machete | |
| 9 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 10 | the north brianza bbq smokers |
Master Series — Chicken
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 3 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 4 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 7 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 8 | Machete | |
| 9 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 10 | SOUTH BRIXIA |
Master Series — Overall
10 entries · top 682.7428 · median 666.7828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 4 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 5 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 6 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 7 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 8 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 9 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 10 | Machete |
Master Series — Pork
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 2 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 3 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 4 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 5 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 9 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Machete |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 170.8228 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 2 | Skinny Beans BBQ team | |
| 3 | the north brianza bbq smokers | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 6 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 7 | Machete | |
| 8 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 9 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Onkel Felix BBQ |