A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 7 tracked editions
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2019
- 2023
The War of Barbeque
2019-06-22 – 2019-06-23 · Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 · ITALY · 📍 Jesolo, Venezia, 300257
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (683.3140) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 EGGHEAD-BARBECUE
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.
638.88
median 663.47
683.31 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.88
- Pork Ribs 174.88
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 171.97
153.15
174.88
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
19
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
683.3140
Winning margin
4.4452
GC over RC
Field average
661.32
638.88683.31
median 663.47 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.4744
638.88683.31
10th place overall
Field spread
44.4336
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
44%
8 of 18 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1543
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines (5 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ and EGGHEAD-BARBECUE tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: EGGHEAD-BARBECUE and SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED tied on 168.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Machete BBQ edged SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
174.8800
best pork ribs ever cooked here
FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS turned in 174.8800 in pork ribs — past the 173.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1544
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BROS HOG (won 2018).
- BROS HOG · 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-24 | Noventa di Piave, 30020 | Noventa di Piave, 30020 | 18 | 696.5484 | BROS HOG | DRAGON BBQ |
| 2019-06-22 ← this one | Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | 19 | 683.3140 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE |
| 2022-06-18 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 697.0972 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ TEAM | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2023-07-01 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 693.0512 | White Squirrel BBQ | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 2024-06-15 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| 2025-06-14 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 20 | 701.7260 | Average Joe BBQ Team | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda | 25 | 707.3944 | Smoky Cotte | Smoking Butcher |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8800 | 171.9884 | 168.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 169.1084 | 164.5716 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 170.2856 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 171.9656 | 168.5372 | 161.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 683.3140 · median 663.4744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 3 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 4 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 5 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 7 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 9 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 10 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 11 | BROS HOG | |
| 12 | SUQULENTO | |
| 13 | Machete BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 17 | Wild Hogs | |
| 18 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 19 | Roast a Piece |
Chicken
19 entries · top 174.8800 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 3 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 4 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 5 | Wild Hogs | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 8 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 9 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 11 | SUQULENTO | |
| 12 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 14 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 17 | Machete BBQ | |
| 18 | BROS HOG | |
| 19 | Roast a Piece |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 174.8800 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 4 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 6 | Machete BBQ | |
| 7 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 8 | SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 11 | Roast a Piece | |
| 12 | BROS HOG | |
| 13 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 15 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 16 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 17 | SUQULENTO | |
| 18 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 19 | Wild Hogs |
Pork
19 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 2 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 3 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 4 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Machete BBQ | |
| 6 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 7 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 8 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 9 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | BROS HOG | |
| 11 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 13 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 14 | SUQULENTO | |
| 15 | Roast a Piece | |
| 16 | SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 18 | Wild Hogs | |
| 19 | SAUWALD BBQ |
Brisket
19 entries · top 171.9656 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 4 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 5 | GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | |
| 6 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 7 | SUQULENTO | |
| 8 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 9 | Wild Hogs | |
| 10 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' SMOKE - IT | |
| 13 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 14 | Roast a Piece | |
| 15 | SAUWALD BBQ | |
| 16 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 17 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT | |
| 19 | Machete 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 — Dessert
2 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 2 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE |