A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 11 tracked editions
Insomnia BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
Jun 20, 2026 · Peschiera del Garda, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Via Milano, 63
Reps: Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Full results from The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 20, 2026 in Peschiera del Garda, 37019 at Via Milano, 63. Barbecoa BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team (177.7144). This is the 11th of 11 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.
148.54
median 165.70
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
23
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
165.14
148.54177.71
Pork Ribs · median 165.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.4172
148.54177.71
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
29.1772
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5786 Pork Ribs 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
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Barbecoa BBQ Team and Charcoal BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Charcoal BBQ and BBQ Hot Yard tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Tracica BBQ Team edged The Antwerp Smokers by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 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 18, 2022 | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 10 | 170.8572 | Birgit Schneider | — |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 22 | 174.3316 | Innadoro | — |
| 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 | Peschiera del Garda | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | Smoking Butcher | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 167.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.7028