Aug 8–9, 2026 · Medvode, Slovenia · SLOVENIA · 📍 Lake Zbilje
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
SOUTH BRIXIA won Grand Champion at the Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 on August 8, 2026 in Medvode, 1215 at Lake Zbilje, scoring 707.3944 in a field of 18 teams. SMOKY COTTE took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6456. Category winners: Chicken — VIRUNUM SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Grill Kings & Queens BBQ (176.5716); Pork — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — VIRUNUM SMOKERS (177.1544). This is the 10th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by The smoked barbecue team.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
SOUTH BRIXIA came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SOUTH BRIXIA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SOUTH BRIXIA's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Wider than 87% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7488 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Knockstone BBq Team Austria has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: Beaver Field BBQ and Szendo Smoke BBQ Team tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Grill Kings & Queens BBQ and BBQ Hot Yard tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: KNOX BBQ and Smoke on the Wild Side tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
VIRUNUM SMOKERS won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smoky Cotte (won 2024), BBQ Hot Yard (won 2025), Virunum Smokers (won 2025).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| 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 | 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 ← this one | Medvode | Lake Zbilje | 18 | 707.3944 | SOUTH BRIXIA | SMOKY COTTE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.2744 | 167.4288 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4288 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 173.7144 | 165.0972 |
18 entries · top 707.3944 · median 680.4514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 2 | SMOKY COTTE | |
| 3 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Beaver Field BBQ | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 7 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 8 | SunCity BBQ | |
| 9 | KNOX BBQ | |
| 10 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Smoke on the Wild Side | |
| 12 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 13 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 14 | MONONATION | |
| 15 | Ma-Kole BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Hedgehog BBQ | |
| 17 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters | |
| 18 | Zavod Gočtan |
18 entries · top 180 · median 173.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 3 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKY COTTE | |
| 5 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 6 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 7 | KNOX BBQ | |
| 8 | Beaver Field BBQ | |
| 9 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Ma-Kole BBQ Team | |
| 12 | SunCity BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke on the Wild Side | |
| 14 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 15 | MONONATION | |
| 16 | Zavod Gočtan | |
| 17 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters | |
| 18 | Hedgehog BBQ |
18 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 5 | SunCity BBQ | |
| 6 | KNOX BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke on the Wild Side | |
| 8 | Beaver Field BBQ | |
| 9 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 11 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 12 | MONONATION | |
| 13 | SMOKY COTTE | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Hedgehog BBQ | |
| 16 | Ma-Kole BBQ Team | |
| 17 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters | |
| 18 | Zavod Gočtan |
18 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 3 | Beaver Field BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKY COTTE | |
| 5 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 6 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SunCity BBQ | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 9 | KNOX BBQ | |
| 10 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 11 | MONONATION | |
| 12 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Smoke on the Wild Side | |
| 14 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 15 | Zavod Gočtan | |
| 16 | Hedgehog BBQ | |
| 17 | Ma-Kole BBQ Team | |
| 18 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters |
18 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRUNUM SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 3 | SMOKY COTTE | |
| 4 | Beaver Field BBQ | |
| 5 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke on the Wild Side | |
| 8 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 9 | SunCity BBQ | |
| 10 | KNOX BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 12 | MONONATION | |
| 13 | Grill Kings & Queens BBQ | |
| 14 | Ma-Kole BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Hedgehog BBQ | |
| 16 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 17 | The Rebel BBQ Sisters | |
| 18 | Zavod Gočtan |