Photo finishes
0.0116
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 8–9: SOUTH BRIXIA edged LUNA SMOKE - Italy by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
Jul 1, 2023 · Isola della Scala (VR), Italy · ITALY
Reps: Haymo Gutweniger, Luca Famigli
Full results from The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 1, 2023 in Isola della Scala (VR), 300257. Grill Angels took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Innadoro (174.3316). This is the 4th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by White Squirrel BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
150.22
median 162.83
174.33 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
22
1 judged meat
Top score
174.3316
Winning margin
1.1660
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
163.26
150.22174.33
Pork Ribs · median 162.83 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.9260 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.9772
150.22174.33
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
24.1144
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A contest record in pork ribs
174.3316
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Innadoro turned in 174.3316 in pork ribs — past the 173.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 173.7028
- across 2 past editions
The biggest field yet
22
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 13 teams
22 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 13.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2022 | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 697.0972 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ TEAM | LUNA SMOKE - Italy |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 10 | 170.8572 | Birgit Schneider | — |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 15 | 693.0512 | White Squirrel BBQ | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| Jul 1, 2023 ← this one | Isola della Scala (VR) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 22 | 174.3316 | Innadoro | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 177.7144 | The BBQ Ranch | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | The GRILL GATHERING BBQ-TEAM | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 174.3316 | 167.4056 | 163.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 174.3316 · median 162.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innadoro | |
| 2 | Grill Angels | |
| 3 | Meriosh barbecue | |
| 4 | The grilling gathering | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Stammtischgriller 2 | |
| 7 | BBQ Bros | |
| 8 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 9 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy | |
| 10 | LEON BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Smoked Maveriks | |
| 12 | I Cinghiali BBQ | |
| 13 | Roast a Piece | |
| 14 | Vacamora Pit Boys | |
| 15 | Tracica bbq team | |
| 16 | Kilian | |
| 17 | Mantua BBQ | |
| 18 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 19 | Marino smoke house | |
| 20 | Stammtischgriller 1 | |
| 21 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 22 | Daghine de bronse |