W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
2023-02-25 – 2023-02-26 · Rein in Taufers, BZ · ITALY · 📍 Rein in Taufers, BZ 39032
Reps: ANDREAS SCHNOELL, EVA SCHNOELL
Grand Champion: BBQ+ (695.9772) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WESTSIDE BBQ
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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 razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: WESTSIDE BBQ and BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BBQ+ and WESTSIDE BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ edged BBQ+ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hot Wachula's (won 2019, 2020), COOKLOUNGE BBQ (won 2022).
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
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 | Rein in Taufers, BZ | Rein in Taufers, BZ 39032 | 15 | 687.9888 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | ALL YOU CAN SMOKE BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-02-25 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 171.9656 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 169.1660 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 172.5484 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 169.1084 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 695.9772 · median 660.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 7 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 9 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 10 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 11 | Los Grillos | |
| 12 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 13 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 14 | M.A.S.H BBQ | |
| 15 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 16 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 17 | TRACICA BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Massive BBQ | |
| 19 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 20 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 21 | Barbecuemantua2020 | |
| 22 | IRON BBQ | |
| 23 | MA-kole BBQ |
Chicken
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 2 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 3 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 8 | Barbecuemantua2020 | |
| 9 | M.A.S.H BBQ | |
| 10 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 11 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 13 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | MA-kole BBQ | |
| 15 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 16 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 17 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 18 | IRON BBQ | |
| 19 | Massive BBQ | |
| 20 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 21 | Los Grillos | |
| 22 | TRACICA BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Onkel Felix BBQ |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | TRACICA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Los Grillos | |
| 6 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 10 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 11 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 12 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 14 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 15 | Barbecuemantua2020 | |
| 16 | M.A.S.H BBQ | |
| 17 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 18 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 19 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 20 | Massive BBQ | |
| 21 | MA-kole BBQ | |
| 22 | IRON BBQ | |
| 23 | SOUTH BRIXIA |
Pork
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 8 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 9 | Massive BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 11 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 13 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 14 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 15 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 16 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 17 | Los Grillos | |
| 18 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 19 | M.A.S.H BBQ | |
| 20 | TRACICA BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | IRON BBQ | |
| 22 | Barbecuemantua2020 | |
| 23 | MA-kole BBQ |
Brisket
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 5 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 6 | Los Grillos | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 10 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 11 | M.A.S.H BBQ | |
| 12 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 13 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 14 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 15 | TRACICA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 17 | Massive BBQ | |
| 18 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 19 | IRON BBQ | |
| 20 | MA-kole BBQ | |
| 21 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 22 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 23 | Barbecuemantua2020 |
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
10 entries · top 169.1312 · median 161.6742