Oct 12–13, 2019 · Rome, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Testaccio Citta
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
BBQ+ won Grand Champion at the Caput Mundi BBQ Competition on October 12, 2019 in Rome, 00153 at Testaccio Citta, scoring 668.4684 in a field of 8 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 664.5028. Category winners: Chicken — PUREBBQ (170.8456); Pork Ribs — BBQ+ (170.2744); Pork — UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q (168.5256); Brisket — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (166.8572).
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.
Pork places 3–4: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ edged BURROS BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 2–3: BROS HOG edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 1–2: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ edged BBQ+ by 0.0344.
BBQ+ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.8456 | 166.8228 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2744 | 157.7144 | — |
| Pork | 168.5256 | 162.2400 | — |
| Brisket | 166.8572 | 162.2744 | — |
8 entries · top 668.4684 · median 651.3086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 4 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 5 | BROS HOG | |
| 6 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 7 | Legio I BBQ Team | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ |
8 entries · top 170.8456 · median 167.0970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUREBBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BROS HOG | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 7 | Legio I BBQ Team | |
| 8 | BURROS BBQ |
8 entries · top 170.2744 · median 159.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | PUREBBQ | |
| 4 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BROS HOG | |
| 6 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 7 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 8 | Legio I BBQ Team |
8 entries · top 168.5256 · median 162.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 5 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | Legio I BBQ Team | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ |
7 entries · top 166.8572 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 4 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 6 | BROS HOG | |
| 7 | Legio I BBQ Team |
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.
4 entries · top 176.5828 · median 175.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legio I BBQ Team | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | PUREBBQ | |
| 4 | BURROS BBQ |
3 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | Legio I BBQ Team |