2022-09-17 – 2022-09-18 · Spilamberto, Mo · ITALY · 📍 Spilamberto, Mo
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: Cooklounge BBQ (697.7372) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WESTSIDE BBQ
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, 2021 to 2025 — 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.
697.7372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5716 Schluchtengriller BBQ set in 2021.
2 of 4 tracked editions
Cooklounge BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Pork places 9–10: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ edged South Brixia by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 7–8: TSM - Tuttosimuove edged Barbecue Mantua Gang by 0.0228. Pork places 7–8: Tracica BBQ Team edged Barbecue Mantua Gang by 0.0228.
WESTSIDE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
COOKLOUNGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
COOKLOUNGE BBQ turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Schluchtengriller BBQ (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-25 | Modena, 41013 | Modena, 41013 | 16 | 696.5716 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| 2022-09-17 ← this one | Spilamberto, Mo | Spilamberto, Mo | 12 | 697.7372 | Cooklounge BBQ | WESTSIDE BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Spilamberto, It | Spilamberto, It | 15 | 694.2172 | Cooklounge BBQ | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| 2025-09-20 | Spilamberto, I-41057 | Modena | 24 | 697.6456 | Luna Smoke - Italy | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
| 2026-09-19 | Spilamberto, I-41057 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 171.9772 | 159.9884 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 165.7144 | 158.2972 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 169.7028 | 162.2628 |
| Brisket | 172.5828 | 168.5600 | 159.3716 |
12 entries · top 697.7372 · median 666.2572
12 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.8686
12 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.7086
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2914
12 entries · top 172.5828 · median 166.8514
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.
9 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The smokefull 8” | |
| 2 | IGC Italian Grill Club | |
| 3 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 4 | TSM - Tuttosimuove | |
| 5 | Barbecue Mantua Gang | |
| 6 | South Brixia | |
| 7 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 8 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 9 | Jack & Place |