A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 11 tracked editions
Insomnia BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-06-14 · Peschiera del Garda, 37019 · ITALY · 📍 Peschiera del Garda, 37019
Reps: LUCA FAMIGLI, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: The BBQ Ranch (177.7144) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 I Cinghiali
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.
149.66
median 166.27
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.27
149.66177.71
median 166.27 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8688 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.9772
149.66177.71
10th place overall
Field spread
28.0572
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5765 Pork Ribs 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
0.0116
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Woodquarter Smokerheads edged The Smoked Barbecue by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Smoky Cotte edged South Brixia by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0228
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-18 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 10 | 170.8572 | Birgit Schneider | — |
| 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 |
| 2024-06-15 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 180.0000 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| 2024-06-15 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 24 | 180.0000 | Insomnia BBQ | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 20 | 701.7260 | Average Joe BBQ Team | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| 2025-06-14 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 25 | 176.5600 | I cinghiali bbq team | — |
| 2025-06-14 ← this one | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 28 | 177.7144 | The BBQ Ranch | — |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Peschiera del Garda | 25 | 707.3944 | Smoky Cotte | Smoking Butcher |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | Via Milano, 63 | 23 | 177.7144 | Smoking Butcher | — |
| 2026-06-20 | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 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 | 177.7144 | 170.8456 | 167.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 2 | I Cinghiali | |
| 3 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 4 | The Smoked Barbecue | |
| 5 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 6 | South Brixia | |
| 7 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 9 | Grill Angels | |
| 10 | The GRILL GATHERING BBQ-TEAM | |
| 11 | Smoking Butcher | |
| 12 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 13 | C.B.C. bbq team | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | RUMABRONZE | |
| 16 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 17 | Gold’s BBQ | |
| 18 | Stammtischgriller | |
| 19 | Charcoal BBQ | |
| 20 | Woody BBQ | |
| 21 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 22 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 23 | SCRT BBQ | |
| 24 | Fiamma Scaligera BBQ team | |
| 25 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 26 | I COBRA BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Art Razza Piave Bbq | |
| 28 | Barba Q |