The War of Barbeque
2023-07-01 – 2023-07-02 · Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 · ITALY · 📍 Isola della Scala (VR), 300257
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, LUCA FAMIGLI
Grand Champion: White Squirrel BBQ (693.0512) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUNCH OF SWINES
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BUNCH OF SWINES and Stammtischgriller tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: I Cinghiali bbq edged BBQ Bros by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: BURROS BBQ edged COOKLOUNGE BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (won 2019).
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)
Score distribution
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-24 | 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 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 170.2512 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.9144 | 170.2628 | 163.9772 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 173.1084 | 163.9544 |
| Brisket | 173.7144 | 165.7028 | 158.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 693.0512 · median 660.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Barbecue Mantua Gang | |
| 7 | Roast a Piece | |
| 8 | Rumabronze | |
| 9 | I Cinghiali bbq | |
| 10 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 11 | BBQ Bros | |
| 12 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | LamborVini |
Chicken
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | I Cinghiali bbq | |
| 5 | BBQ Bros | |
| 6 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Roast a Piece | |
| 9 | Rumabronze | |
| 10 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Barbecue Mantua Gang | |
| 12 | LamborVini | |
| 13 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Stammtischgriller |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 174.9144 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecue Mantua Gang | |
| 2 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | Rumabronze | |
| 7 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 8 | Roast a Piece | |
| 9 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 10 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 11 | I Cinghiali bbq | |
| 12 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Bros | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | LamborVini |
Pork
15 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 7 | BBQ Bros | |
| 8 | Roast a Piece | |
| 9 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 10 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 11 | Rumabronze | |
| 12 | Barbecue Mantua Gang | |
| 13 | LamborVini | |
| 14 | I Cinghiali bbq | |
| 15 | SOUTH BRIXIA |
Brisket
15 entries · top 173.7144 · median 161.6688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | I Cinghiali bbq | |
| 5 | Barbecue Mantua Gang | |
| 6 | EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | |
| 7 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 9 | Rumabronze | |
| 10 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 11 | Roast a Piece | |
| 12 | BBQ Bros | |
| 13 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 14 | LamborVini | |
| 15 | Tracica BBQ Team |
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 - Rice
5 entries · top 173.7488 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 2 | Barbecue Mantua Gang | |
| 3 | I Cinghiali bbq | |
| 4 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 5 | Tracica BBQ Team |