Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Hot Wachula's won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2019
- 2020
W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
2020-01-18 – 2020-01-19 · Rein in Taufers, BZ · ITALY · 📍 Cross Country Ski Center
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: Hot Wachula's (693.0972) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PARKSTAD SMOKERS
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.
569.73
median 643.88
693.10 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.58
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180.00 🔥
- Brisket 173.71
126.15
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
693.0972
Winning margin
2.9032
GC over RC
Field average
643.32
569.73693.10
median 643.88 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.4060
569.73693.10
10th place overall
Field spread
123.3712
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
33%
10 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 6 tracked editions
Hot Wachula's has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
- 2019
- 2020
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 9–10: BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q and COOKLOUNGE BBQ tied on 167.9884 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: OLD TRUCKERS BBQ edged SMOKE AND FIRE by 0.0116. Brisket places 8–9: BBQ+ edged SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE by 0.0116.
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
HOT WACHULA'S took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7144
- across 3 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hot Wachula's (won 2019).
- Hot Wachula's · 2019
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.
- WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-14 | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Cross Country Ski Center | 30 | 679.4172 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | GECKO BBQ |
| 2018-01-13 | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Cross Country Ski Center | 30 | 674.8688 | GRILLER INSTINCT | GECKO BBQ |
| 2019-01-19 | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Cross Country Ski Center | 30 | 696.5828 | Hot Wachula's | GECKO BBQ |
| 2020-01-18 ← this one | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Cross Country Ski Center | 28 | 693.0972 | Hot Wachula's | PARKSTAD SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-12 | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Rein in Taufers, BZ 39032 | 15 | 687.9888 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-02-25 | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Rein in Taufers, BZ 39032 | 23 | 695.9772 | BBQ+ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 170.8456 | 167.9540 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.3088 | 166.2972 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 167.9884 |
| Brisket | 173.7144 | 167.9656 | 165.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 693.0972 · median 643.8800
Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 163.4230
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.5886
Pork
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
28 entries · top 173.7144 · median 158.3086
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 — Mystery Box
10 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.9714