A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Barbecoa BBQ Team · One Meat Brisket
No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) 2026
Jul 11, 2026 · Zagreb, Croatia · CROATIA · 📍 Parc Bunde
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
The No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) 2026 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 11, 2026 in Zagreb, 10000 at Parc Bunde. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by BBQ HOT YARD.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2026 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
7
1 side category, no meats
Top score
180
Winning margin
3.4400
1st over 2nd in One Meat Brisket
Field average
172.06
One Meat Brisket · median 169.68 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Masters Series Single Meat — One Meat Brisket
11.4628 pts across the top 5
Field spread
13.7372
winner to last place
Widest winning margin
Masters Series Single Meat — One Meat Brisket
won by 3.4400 pts — Barbecoa BBQ Team
Came back for more
31%
5 of 16 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (1 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | Zagreb | Parc Bunde | 16 | 714.8572 | Gettin' Basted | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Zagreb | Parc Bunde | 14 | 180 | BBQ HOT YARD | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 ← this one | Zagreb | Parc Bunde | 7 | 180 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Meat Brisket | 180 | 168.5372 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary categories
This contest judged side dishes only — no meats and no overall — so these boards are the contest, and the figures and charts above are read off them.
Masters Series Single Meat — One Meat Brisket
7 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 2 | BBQ HOT YARD | |
| 3 | Keij Smokin Hot | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | Onkel Felix | |
| 6 | MONONATION | |
| 7 | KarkadoBBQ |