2022-06-18 – 2022-06-19 · Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 · ITALY · 📍 Isola della Scala (VR), 300257
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: COOKLOUNGE BBQ TEAM (697.0972) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LUNA SMOKE - Italy
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, 2018 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.
697.0972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5484 BROS HOG set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
COOKLOUNGE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, White Squirrel BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 9 tracked editions
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
Pork places 7–8: ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM and WESTSIDE BBQ tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: WESTSIDE BBQ edged Q-King Team by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA edged PARKSTAD SMOKERS by 0.0112.
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
COOKLOUNGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
COOKLOUNGE BBQ turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (won 2019).
This contest was away for 3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-06-22.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-24 | Noventa di Piave, 30020 | Noventa di Piave, 30020 | 18 | 696.5484 | BROS HOG | DRAGON BBQ |
| 2019-06-22 | Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | 19 | 683.3140 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE |
| 2022-06-18 ← this one | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 697.0972 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ TEAM | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2022-06-18 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 10 | 170.8572 | Birgit Schneider | — |
| 2023-07-01 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 693.0512 | White Squirrel BBQ | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 2023-07-01 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 22 | 174.3316 | Innadoro | — |
| 2024-06-15 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| 2025-06-14 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 20 | 701.7260 | Average Joe BBQ Team | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda | 25 | 707.3944 | Smoky Cotte | Smoking Butcher |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 171.4056 | 162.8116 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 169.1316 | 163.4288 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 168.5488 |
| Brisket | 172.6172 | 168.5716 | 159.3828 |
15 entries · top 697.0972 · median 666.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 8 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 9 | ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Q-King Team | |
| 11 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 12 | TRACICA BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTH BRIXIA BBQ | |
| 14 | RUBBARIBS | |
| 15 | MANTUA GANG |
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-King Team | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 7 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 8 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 9 | ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 11 | TRACICA BBQ | |
| 12 | RUBBARIBS | |
| 13 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 14 | MANTUA GANG | |
| 15 | SOUTH BRIXIA BBQ |
15 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTH BRIXIA BBQ | |
| 7 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 8 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 9 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-King Team | |
| 12 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 13 | TRACICA BBQ | |
| 14 | RUBBARIBS | |
| 15 | MANTUA GANG |
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 4 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 6 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 7 | ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | Q-King Team | |
| 10 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 11 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 12 | MANTUA GANG | |
| 13 | TRACICA BBQ | |
| 14 | RUBBARIBS | |
| 15 | SOUTH BRIXIA BBQ |
15 entries · top 172.6172 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA | |
| 6 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 7 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 8 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | TRACICA BBQ | |
| 10 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | |
| 11 | ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | Q-King Team | |
| 13 | RUBBARIBS | |
| 14 | SOUTH BRIXIA BBQ | |
| 15 | MANTUA GANG |
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.
8 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 2 | RUBBARIBS | |
| 3 | TRACICA BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH BRIXIA BBQ | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | Q-King Team | |
| 7 | MANTUA GANG | |
| 8 | BURROS BBQ |