A new contest record
701.0972
highest overall ever cooked here
701.0972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 685.0512 BBQ+ set in 2018.
- old record 685.0512
- set 2018 by BBQ+
Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) 2018
Jun 9–10, 2018 · Milano, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Via Circnvallazione 51
BBQ+ won Grand Champion at the Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) on June 9, 2018 in Milano, 20090 at Via Circnvallazione 51, scoring 701.0972 in a field of 20 teams. FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8228. Category winners: Chicken — GECKO BBQ (174.8572); Pork Ribs — BBQ+ (178.2972); Pork — FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS (180.0000); Brisket — BBQ+ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BBQ+; the next was held in 2019.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
634.31
median 664.75
701.10 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 178.30
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
145.05
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
20
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
701.0972
Winning margin
18.2744
GC over RC
Field average
666.01
634.31701.10
median 664.75 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.6344
634.31701.10
10th place overall
Field spread
66.7888
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 29%
beats 71% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
100%
12 of 12 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests
Storylines (11 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
BBQ+ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2018
- 2018
A statement win
18.2744
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.2744 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
BBQ+ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2018
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 2–3: TORINO RIBS edged Smoking Bad BBQ Team by 0.0116. Brisket places 9–10: GRILLER UNCHAINED edged GRILLER INSTINCT by 0.0116. Brisket places 6–7: GOOD OLD BBQ edged BROS HOG by 0.0228.
- Pork 2–3 · 0.0116
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0232
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BBQ+ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BBQ+ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
BBQ+ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 174.8456 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.8456
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ+ (won 2018).
- BBQ+ · 2018
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BBQ+ · Brisket
- FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS · Pork
They keep coming back
100%
of last edition’s field returned
12 of 12 teams from 2018-06-08 came back
12 of the 12 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2018 | Milano | Via Circnvallazione 51 | 12 | 685.0512 | BBQ+ | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS |
| Jun 9, 2018 ← this one | Milano | Via Circnvallazione 51 | 20 | 701.0972 | BBQ+ | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Carugate MI | SP208 KM 2 20061 | 5 | 683.4060 | Friuli Violent Grillers | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Carugate MI | SP208, KM 2 20061 | 13 | 676.5600 | Psycho Dog BBQ Team | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 172.5600 | 168.6056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 171.4288 | 165.7372 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2744 | 167.9884 |
| Brisket | 180 | 169.6916 | 164.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 701.0972 · median 664.7486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 3 | BROS HOG | |
| 4 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 5 | SMOKED WOOD ITALIAN BARBECUE | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 8 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 10 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BURNT BROS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 14 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 15 | Machete BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 17 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 18 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | OLDRIVER BBQ TEAM |
Chicken
20 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKED WOOD ITALIAN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BROS HOG | |
| 7 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNT BROS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 13 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 14 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 15 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 16 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 17 | Machete BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 19 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 20 | OLDRIVER BBQ TEAM |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | SMOKED WOOD ITALIAN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Machete BBQ | |
| 4 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 7 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 8 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 9 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 11 | OLDRIVER BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 14 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 15 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 16 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | BROS HOG | |
| 18 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 19 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | BURNT BROS BBQ TEAM |
Pork
20 entries · top 180 · median 167.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 2 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 3 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BROS HOG | |
| 5 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 7 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 10 | SMOKED WOOD ITALIAN BARBECUE | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 13 | Machete BBQ | |
| 14 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 17 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 18 | BURNT BROS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | OLDRIVER BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | GOOD OLD BBQ |
Brisket
20 entries · top 180 · median 164.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | BURNT BROS BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SMOKEY JOB | |
| 4 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 6 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 7 | BROS HOG | |
| 8 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 9 | GRILLER UNCHAINED | |
| 10 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 11 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 12 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | SMOKED WOOD ITALIAN BARBECUE | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Machete BBQ | |
| 16 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 18 | OLDRIVER BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM |
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.
Master Series — Chef'S Choice
9 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180