A familiar champion
Smoking Butcher has taken the Grand Championship at 5 of the contests this rep has run.
- 33 champions crowned in all
- 23 different teams
A KCBS contest rep working 2 states/provinces, most often around Peschiera del Garda. By events worked they sit #70 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2024, latest contest Jul 25, 2026.
Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.
Smoking Butcher has taken the Grand Championship at 5 of the contests this rep has run.
26 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at The War of Barbeque on 2024-06-15.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
At BBQ Expo Master's Challenge, I Cinghiali came in rated below the field's top team, BBQ+, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
19 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Smoking Butchers at European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES).
Their average field is 18 teams
BBQ Expo Master's Challenge drew 42 teams — more than double the 18-team field they average.
70% of this rep's events
Luca Famigli and Roberto Sirok have run 28 contests together since 2024.
They have repped 9 editions of The War of Barbeque, 3 of them back to back.
2026 was their busiest year on the trail: 17 contests and 261 team entries through the tables.
39 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
Their heaviest run of the career: 6 contests between Muehlviertler BBQ Festival and The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS).
6 contests on their calendar that have not been cooked yet.
The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 795 miles apart — LIVORNO FERRARIS (VC), 13 and Targu Mures, 540088.
| Season | Contests | States | Entries | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | State champ. | 180s | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 2 | 261 | 68 | 15 | 42 | — | 12 | — | |
| 2025 | — | 208 | 50 | 19 | 30 | — | 10 | — | |
| 2024 | — | 124 | 17 | 25 | 29 | — | 4 | — |
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking Butcher | 5 | 2026-06-20 |
| Smoky Cotte | 3 | 2026-06-20 |
| BBQ Hot Yard | 2 | 2026-07-25 |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 2 | 2026-05-23 |
| Average Joe BBQ Team | 2 | 2025-06-14 |
| Insomnia BBQ | 2 | 2024-06-15 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 1 | 2026-07-18 |
| Smoking Butchers | 1 | 2026-07-17 |
| THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | 1 | 2026-06-20 |
| Skinny Beans BBQ team | 1 | 2026-05-23 |
| Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 1 | 2026-05-09 |
| I Cinghiali | 1 | 2026-04-11 |
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking Butchers | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Skinny Beans BBQ team | BBQ Knife Clash | May 23, 2026 |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | May 23, 2026 |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT RIBS) | May 23, 2026 |
| I Cinghiali | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Apr 11, 2026 |
| BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE | Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| South Brixia Barbecue | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Mar 7, 2026 |
| Smoking Butcher | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Smoking Butcher | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | Sep 20, 2025 |
| I cinghiali bbq team | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The War of Barbeque | 9 | 3 straight | 2024–2026 |
| W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol | 6 | 2 straight | 2026–2027 |
| Mee (a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck | 3 | — | 2025–2027 |
| BBQ Knife Clash | 3 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | 3 | — | 2025–2025 |
| BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2 | 2 straight | 2026–2027 |
| Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2 | — | 2025–2025 |
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BZ reps here | 6 | |
| GG reps here | 3 |
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Peschiera del Garda | 9 | 2026-06-20 |
| Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | 6 | 2027-02-20 |
| Innsbruck | 3 | 2027-04-17 |
| Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 3 | 2026-05-23 |
| Freistadt | 3 | 2025-05-17 |
| Brescia | 3 | 2025-03-29 |
| Parma | 2 | 2027-04-03 |
| Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures | 2 | 2026-07-25 |
| Wilhering | 2 | 2026-07-18 |
| Livorno Ferraris (vc) | 2 | 2026-03-21 |
| Fossalta di Piave | 2 | 2025-10-18 |
| Targu Mures | 1 | 2026-05-09 |
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | I Cinghiali 1499 | BBQ+ 1823 | 13-in-100 |
| BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Average Joe BBQ Team 1500 | BUNCH OF SWINES 1821 | 14-in-100 |
| W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol | Smoking Butcher 1505 | BBQ+ 1824 | 14-in-100 |
| The War of Barbeque | Justice BBQ 1580 | BUNCH OF SWINES 1835 | 19-in-100 |
| The War of Barbeque | Average Joe BBQ Team 1518 | The BBQ Ranch 1682 | 28-in-100 |
| BBQ Knife Clash | Skinny Beans BBQ team 1537 | Justice BBQ 1685 | 30-in-100 |
| The War of Barbeque | Smoky Cotte 1619 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ 1757 | 31-in-100 |
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 371 | 168.42 | 177.74 | 10 |
| Pork Ribs | 438 | 165.76 | 177.37 | 6 |
| Pork | 259 | 168.57 | 179.10 | 9 |
| Brisket | 256 | 165.14 | 176.32 | 1 |
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Luca Famigli | 28 | |
| Haymo Gutweniger | 15 |
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Cotte | 9 | 2 | 2024 |
| Onkel Felix BBQ | 9 | — | 2024 |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 9 | — | 2024 |
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | 8 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art Razza Piave Bbq | 8 | — | 2024 |
| BBQ Hot Yard | 8 | — | 2025 |
| Average Joe BBQ Team | 7 | 2 | 2025 |
| Smoking Butcher | 7 | 1 | 2025 |
| Woodquarter Smokerheads | 7 | — | 2025 |
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 6 | 1 | 2025 |
| Skinny Beans BBQ team | 6 | 1 | 2025 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 6 | — | 2024 |
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | Open Barbecue Championship | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Egghead BBQ | Open Barbecue Championship | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Nuss BBQ | Open Barbecue Championship | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Onkel Felix | Open Barbecue Championship | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Food Venture BBQ Team | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| The Antwerp Smoker | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Smoking Butchers | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Ribs & the gang | The War of Barbeque | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Machete | BBQ Knife Clash | May 23, 2026 |
| The Smokin' Lab | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest | May 9, 2026 |
| New Chicago | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest | May 9, 2026 |
| Beaver Field BBQ | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest | May 9, 2026 |