W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
2022-03-12 – 2022-03-13 · Rein in Taufers, BZ · ITALY · 📍 Rein in Taufers, BZ 39032
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: COOKLOUNGE BBQ (687.9888) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM
Entries
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Hot Wachula's has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.6916 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 169.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: WESTSIDE BBQ edged ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM by 0.0228. Pork places 8–9: SMOKING NEIGHBOURS edged KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA by 0.0344.
🃏 An upset on the books
COOKLOUNGE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, White Squirrel BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
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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 | Cross Country Ski Center | 30 | 679.4172 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | GECKO BBQ | |
| 2018-01-13 | Cross Country Ski Center | 30 | 674.8688 | GRILLER INSTINCT | GECKO BBQ | |
| 2019-01-19 | Cross Country Ski Center | 30 | 696.5828 | Hot Wachula's | GECKO BBQ | |
| 2020-01-18 | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Cross Country Ski Center | 28 | 693.0972 | Hot Wachula's | PARKSTAD SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-12 ← this one | 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 | 176.5600 | 170.2628 | 165.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 169.7256 | 162.8572 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 170.2628 | 163.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 164.5944 | 154.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 687.9888 · median 662.7772
Chicken
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.0000
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.4744
Pork
15 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.1428
Brisket
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 157.1200
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
5 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | M.A.S.H | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoky Porky's |