May 11–12, 2019 · Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, Italy · ITALY
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia on May 11, 2019 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, 33040, scoring 681.7376 in a field of 23 teams. SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.5028. Category winners: Chicken — BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM (173.7372); Pork Ribs — Covered Embers (171.4744); Pork — BROS HOG (178.2972); Brisket — BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM (172.5600).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, HIGH ON THE HAWG, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 5–6: SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team and GOOD OLD BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: GRILLER INSTINCT and EGGHEAD-BARBECUE tied on 164.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BROS HOG and SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7372 | 171.4400 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4744 | 165.6800 | 164.0232 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9656 | 168.5484 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 168.5944 | 161.1428 |
23 entries · top 681.7376 · median 656.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team | |
| 3 | BROS HOG | |
| 4 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 5 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 8 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 11 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 12 | Covered Embers | |
| 13 | BALDICUE | |
| 14 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 15 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 16 | Smoking Bad | |
| 17 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Wild Hogs Bbq | |
| 19 | District of grillers | |
| 20 | Smoking heads | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 22 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 23 | GRILLSTONES |
23 entries · top 173.7372 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | District of grillers | |
| 3 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 5 | SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team | |
| 6 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 7 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 8 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 9 | Smoking heads | |
| 10 | BALDICUE | |
| 11 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 12 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 15 | Wild Hogs Bbq | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 17 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoking Bad | |
| 19 | BROS HOG | |
| 20 | GRILLSTONES | |
| 21 | Covered Embers | |
| 22 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 23 | BURROS BBQ |
23 entries · top 171.4744 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covered Embers | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking Bad | |
| 7 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 8 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 9 | Wild Hogs Bbq | |
| 10 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 12 | BALDICUE | |
| 13 | SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team | |
| 14 | BROS HOG | |
| 15 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 17 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 18 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 20 | GRILLSTONES | |
| 21 | District of grillers | |
| 22 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 23 | Smoking heads |
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROS HOG | |
| 2 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 3 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team | |
| 6 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 8 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 9 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 10 | BALDICUE | |
| 11 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoking heads | |
| 14 | Covered Embers | |
| 15 | Smoking Bad | |
| 16 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 17 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 19 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 20 | District of grillers | |
| 21 | Wild Hogs Bbq | |
| 22 | GRILLSTONES | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT |
23 entries · top 172.5600 · median 160.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 3 | BROS HOG | |
| 4 | SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team | |
| 5 | PSYCHO DOG BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 7 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Covered Embers | |
| 12 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 13 | Smoking Bad | |
| 14 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 15 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 17 | BALDICUE | |
| 18 | GRILLSTONES | |
| 19 | Smoking heads | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 21 | Wild Hogs Bbq | |
| 22 | District of grillers | |
| 23 | BURROS BBQ |
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.
7 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 2 | SMOKEY MONKEY bbq team | |
| 3 | Smoking Bad | |
| 4 | District of grillers | |
| 5 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLSTONES |