A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 10 tracked editions
Knockstone BBq Team Austria has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2023
Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Aug 7–8, 2026 · Medvode, Slovenia · SLOVENIA · 📍 Lake Zbilje
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
Full results from the Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN), a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 7, 2026 in Medvode, 1215 at Lake Zbilje. VIRUNUM SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — The smoked barbecue team (180.0000). This is the 8th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Virunum Smokers; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
154.25
median 169.39
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
12
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
4
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
169.16
154.25180
Chicken · median 169.39 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
6.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.9544
154.25180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
25.7488
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5595 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (4 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 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Onkel Felix BBQ and Charcoal BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Charcoal BBQ and Art Razza Piave BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ Hot Yard (won 2025), Virunum Smokers (won 2025).
- BBQ Hot Yard · 2025
- Virunum Smokers · 2025
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.
- The smoked barbecue team · Chicken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2022 | Medvode | Zbilje | 11 | 693.6688 | Knockstone BBq Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Medvode | Zbilje | 12 | 695.3944 | Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Medvode | Zbilje | 11 | 707.9772 | Insomnia BBQ Team | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Medvode | Zbilje | 14 | 177.7144 | Smoky Cotte | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 20 | 699.9540 | Food'Venture Grill & BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 19 | 177.1544 | BBQ Hot Yard | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 19 | 180 | Virunum Smokers | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 ← this one | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 12 | 180 | The smoked barbecue team | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 14 | 178.8572 | The smoked barbecue team | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 18 | 707.3944 | SOUTH BRIXIA | SMOKY COTTE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 163.9544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
12 entries · top 180 · median 169.3884 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The smoked barbecue team | |
| 2 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 4 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 5 | Art Razza Piave BBQ | |
| 6 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke on the Wild Side | |
| 8 | KSV | |
| 9 | MONONATION | |
| 10 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 11 | Zavod Gočtan | |
| 12 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters |