A familiar champion
6×
titles at this rep’s contests
Smoking Butcher has taken the Grand Championship at 6 of the contests this rep has run.
- 67 champions crowned in all
- 42 different teams
Luca Famigli
A KCBS contest rep working 3 states/provinces, most often around Medvode. By events worked they sit #28 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Sep 19, 2026.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
71
6 more on the calendar · 4 judging classes · 5 cancelled
Among all reps
#28
of 152 reps by events worked · #101 by states covered
On the trail
2019–2026
9 seasons in the data · 8 in a row
This season
19
contests dated 2026 · 8.6 a season career-long
States / provinces
3
34 towns · 7 countries · BZ most of all
State championships
0
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
291
1,109 entries total · 3,009 meat boxes
Avg field
17
542
teams per contest · median 15
Field strength
1,542
avg power rating of their fields · above 31% of rated contests
GCs crowned
67
42 different teams · 42 reserve champions
First-ever titles
31
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
127
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
44 🔥
out of 3,009 meat entries
Avg winning score
694.01
668.47714.26
41 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests
Contests they return to
13
longest run 5 straight years at Wild West Fest on Fire
Road between contests
17,338 mi
~1,926 miles a season · 1,312 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
August
16 of their 77 contests
Busiest 30 days
5
contests between Mar 7, 2026 and Mar 21, 2026
Results on file
94%
67 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (14 found in this rep's record)
Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.
A long time on the trail
7.4 yrs
between first and latest contest
They've been repping KCBS contests since 2019-05-11 — 77 contests across 9 seasons in the data.
- 77 contests
- 9 seasons
- since 2019-05-11
Front row for greatness
44
perfect 180s handed in
44 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) on 2019-09-14.
- first at Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- Sep 14, 2019
The longest shot
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
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.
- 21 upsets at their contests
- Apr 11, 2026
A first Grand Championship
31
teams won their first title here
31 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently The smoked barbecue team at Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN).
- The smoked barbecue team · 2026-08-07
- The smoked barbecue team · 2026-08-07
- THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team · 2026-06-20
The big room
42
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 17 teams
BBQ Expo Master's Challenge drew 42 teams — more than double the 17-team field they average.
The double act
60
contests run together
70% of this rep's events
Haymo Gutweniger and Luca Famigli have run 60 contests together since 2019.
- 3 co-reps in all
The annual
10×
editions of one contest
They have repped 10 editions of Wild West Fest on Fire, 5 of them back to back.
- 2022 → 2026
- 5 straight years
A season on the road
19
contests in 2026
2026 was their busiest year on the trail: 19 contests and 284 team entries through the tables.
- 284 team entries
Where teams start
127
teams cooked their first contest here
127 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- BoarsS BBQ Team Canavese · 2026-09-19
- Brace Pontina BBQ Team · 2026-09-19
- TracicaA BBQ Team · 2026-09-19
A month of Saturdays
5
contests inside 30 days
Their heaviest run of the career: 5 contests between W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol and Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS).
- Mar 7, 2026
- Mar 21, 2026
Still on the calendar
6
contests still to come
6 contests on their calendar that have not been cooked yet.
- 2027-02-20 · W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 2026-10-17 · Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- 2026-10-17 · Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Every single season
8
seasons in a row, and counting
They have worked at least one contest in 8 consecutive seasons — an unbroken run through to the current one.
- 77 contests in all
- since 2019-05-11
Corner to corner
1,312 mi
between the two ends of their map
The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 1,312 miles apart — Rome, 00153 and Saue Parish, 76505.
- Rome, 00153,
- Saue Parish, 76505,
- 17,338 mi contest to contest
The story so far (9 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2026
19 events · 284 team entries
Contests a season
8.6
across 9 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
8
still running — 8 and counting
Works mostly in
BZ
6 of 77 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Towns worked
34
most often Medvode, 1215, (10)
Corner to corner
1,312 mi
Rome, 00153 to Saue Parish, 76505 — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in
3,009
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Judging classes
4
CBJ classes on their record
Still to come
6
events on the calendar ahead
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2019
- First contest repped BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia
- First Grand Champion crowned BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia
- Smoking Finns won their first-ever Grand Championship BBQ Festival 2019
- First perfect 180 at their tables Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- 2020
- 10th contest repped 6th BBQ Bulls Championship
- 2021
- Back on the trail after 11 months BBQ Festival 2021
- 2022
- Deepest field worked (1600 avg rating) 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1)
- 25th contest repped TORO in Dante's Hell Competition
- 2025
- Highest overall score seen (714.2628) Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp
- 50th contest repped Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- 2026
- First 40-team field BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Biggest upset seen (13-in-100 shot) BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Biggest field worked (42 teams) BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Most recent contest Fo.G & Smoke 2026
- Next on the calendar Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Where they work
Field size by season (average and biggest)
Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)
Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)
Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)
Every season (click a column to sort)
| Season | Contests | States | Entries | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | State champ. | 180s | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 3 | 284 | 74 | 17 | 42 | — | 11 | — | |
| 2025 | — | 249 | 69 | 19 | 30 | — | 20 | — | |
| 2024 | — | 168 | 35 | 21 | 29 | — | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | — | 89 | 35 | 15 | 22 | — | 4 | — | |
| 2022 | — | 112 | 61 | 12 | 17 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | — | 48 | 34 | 12 | 16 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | — | 46 | 46 | 15 | 19 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2019 | — | 113 | 74 | 16 | 27 | — | 1 | — |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking Butcher | 6 | 2026-06-20 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 4 | 2023-08-12 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ #12 | 4 | 2022-04-22 |
| Smoky Cotte | 3 | 2026-06-20 |
| Average Joe BBQ Team | 3 | 2026-05-03 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 3 | 2023-10-07 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 3 | 2023-07-01 |
| Sweaty Hogs | 3 | 2022-08-19 |
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | 2 | 2026-09-19 |
| The smoked barbecue team | 2 | 2026-08-07 |
| Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 2 | 2026-05-09 |
| Insomnia BBQ | 2 | 2024-06-15 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The smoked barbecue team | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| The smoked barbecue team | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Aug 7, 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 |
| 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 |
| Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship | Sep 12, 2025 |
| BBQ Hot Yard | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Aug 9, 2025 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West Fest on Fire | 10 | 5 straight | 2022–2026 |
| The War of Barbeque | 9 | 3 straight | 2024–2026 |
| W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol | 6 | 2 straight | 2026–2027 |
| Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 4 | 2 straight | 2025–2026 |
| Fo.G & Smoke | 4 | 2 straight | 2022–2026 |
| The War of Barbeque | 4 | 2 straight | 2022–2023 |
| BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2 | 2 straight | 2026–2027 |
| Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Country Road & BBQ Contest | 2 | — | 2023–2023 |
| BBQ Festival | 2 | 2 straight | 2021–2022 |
| 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | — | 2022–2022 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BZ reps here | 6 | |
| PZ reps here | 2 | |
| GG reps here | 1 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Medvode | 10 | 2026-08-08 |
| Peschiera del Garda | 9 | 2026-06-20 |
| Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | 6 | 2027-02-20 |
| Fossalta di Piave | 4 | 2026-10-17 |
| Isola della Scala (VR) | 4 | 2023-07-01 |
| Brescia | 3 | 2025-03-29 |
| Salzburg | 3 | 2023-04-29 |
| Parma | 2 | 2027-04-03 |
| Spilamberto | 2 | 2026-09-19 |
| Targu Mures | 2 | 2026-05-09 |
| Rivergaro, PZ | 2 | 2026-05-03 |
| Livorno Ferraris (vc) | 2 | 2026-03-21 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| 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 |
| Fo.G & Smoke 2024 | Woodquarter Smokerheads 1521 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ 1813 | 16-in-100 |
| Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 | SOUTH BRIXIA 1481 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ 1764 | 16-in-100 |
| 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Knockstone BBQ Team Austria 1622 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ 1891 | 18-in-100 |
| The War of Barbeque | Justice BBQ 1580 | BUNCH OF SWINES 1835 | 19-in-100 |
| BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM 1581 | HIGH ON THE HAWG 1798 | 22-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 776 | 167.46 | 177.76 | 20 |
| Pork Ribs | 952 | 164.83 | 175.88 | 8 |
| Pork | 642 | 166.54 | 177.56 | 11 |
| Brisket | 639 | 162.87 | 175.58 | 5 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Haymo Gutweniger | 60 | |
| Roberto Sirok | 28 | |
| Andreas Schnoell | 1 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 23 | 4 | 2019 |
| Westside BBQ | 19 | — | 2019 |
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | 16 | 1 | 2019 |
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 16 | 1 | 2019 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 14 | 4 | 2019 |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 14 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 12 | 4 | 2019 |
| Onkel Felix BBQ | 12 | — | 2024 |
| Smoky Cotte | 11 | 1 | 2024 |
| BBQ Hot Yard | 11 | — | 2023 |
| I Cinghiali | 9 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tracica BBQ Team | 9 | — | 2022 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BoarsS BBQ Team Canavese | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Brace Pontina BBQ Team | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| TracicaA BBQ Team | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| RubbaRibs Barbecue Team | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Art Razza Piave | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| I COBRA BBQ TEAM | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Cooklounge | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Zavod Gočtan | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 | Aug 8, 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 |