A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 9 tracked editions
Insomnia BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026
Jun 20, 2026 · Peschiera del Garda, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Via Milano, 63
Reps: Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Grand Champion: Smoking Butcher (177.7144) · 23 teams
Full results from The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 20, 2026 in Peschiera del Garda, 37019 at Via Milano, 63. Category winners: Chicken — Smoking Butcher (177.7144). This is the 8th of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Smoky Cotte; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
158.81
median 170.26
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
23
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
0.0116
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
169.00
158.81177.71
Chicken · median 170.26 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.8228
158.81177.71
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
18.9032
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 54%
beats 46% of 5595 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (3 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: SOUTH BRIXIA and C.b.c. bbq team tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Art Razza Piave Bbq and SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: Smoking Butcher edged Charcoal BBQ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0116
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Average Joe BBQ Team (won 2025).
- Average Joe BBQ Team · 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 24 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 20 | 701.7260 | Average Joe BBQ Team | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 25 | 176.5600 | I cinghiali bbq team | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 177.7144 | The BBQ Ranch | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda | 25 | 707.3944 | Smoky Cotte | Smoking Butcher |
| Jun 20, 2026 ← this one | Peschiera del Garda | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | Smoking Butcher | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | The GRILL GATHERING BBQ-TEAM | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 2 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 4 | Smoky favour Giulio | |
| 5 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 6 | C.b.c. bbq team | |
| 7 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 10 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 11 | The Good Grillers | |
| 12 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 14 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 15 | Breaking barbecue | |
| 16 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 17 | Pyrat BBQ | |
| 18 | Grill Angels | |
| 19 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 20 | Smoked Mavericks | |
| 21 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 22 | THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | |
| 23 | Frankie s BBQ |
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 — Dobelina
10 entries · top 180 · median 173.9942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 2 | Frankie s BBQ | |
| 3 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 4 | C.b.c. bbq team | |
| 5 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 7 | Smoky favour Giulio | |
| 8 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 9 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 10 | The Good Grillers |