A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 9 tracked editions
Insomnia BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2025
Jun 14, 2025 · Peschiera del Garda, Italy · ITALY
Reps: Luca Famigli, Roberto Sirok
Full results from The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 14, 2025 in Peschiera del Garda, 37019. I COBRA BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — I Cinghiali (176.5600). This is the 5th of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Average Joe BBQ Team; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
157.66
median 170.26
176.56 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
1 judged meat
Top score
176.5600
Winning margin
1.7028
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
168.48
157.66176.56
Chicken · median 170.26 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.8228
157.66176.56
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
18.9032
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Photo finishes
0.0344
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: Charcoal BBQ edged Grill Angels by 0.0344. Chicken places 8–9: Art Razza Piave Bbq edged C.B.C. bbq team by 0.0344.
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0344
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0344
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 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 17 | 703.9888 | Justice BBQ | Smoky Cotte |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 24 | 180 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 20 | 701.7260 | Average Joe BBQ Team | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| Jun 14, 2025 ← this one | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 25 | 176.5600 | I cinghiali bbq team | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 177.7144 | The BBQ Ranch | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | Peschiera del Garda | 25 | 707.3944 | Smoky Cotte | Smoking Butcher |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Peschiera del Garda | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | Smoking Butcher | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1084 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2628