SOUTH BRIXIA

SOUTH BRIXIA is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (2026). They are ranked #3277 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,277

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1507 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 10, 2016

latest Aug 8, 2026 · 9.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#189

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 43 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

707.3944 / 720

Master · Wild West Fest on Fire 2026

Perfect 180s

Current form

685.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.74 (+18.23)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Wild West Fest on Fire 2026

Consistency

±17.28

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.63 · weakest Chicken (163.94)

Road miles

3,822

across 43 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

667.74 / 720

21 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (Aug 8, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ.

On the rise

+38 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 38 points across 6 contests since Sep 20, 2025 — from 1461 up to 1499.

6 contests since Sep 20, 2025
now 1499

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at The War of Barbeque (Jun 20, 2026).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 43 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 43 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

707.3944 career-best overall

98.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 707.3944 at Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 — 98.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 8, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TSM - Tuttosimuove has finished one call ahead of SOUTH BRIXIA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 1 Grand Championship

2026 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

16 contests
4 overall top-10s
6 category wins
average top 40%

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A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

Westside BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Westside BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.69 points below their pork, and turns into a call 34% of the time against 73%.

Chicken avg 163.94
Pork avg 170.63
10 calls in 29 entries

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Onkel Felix BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

5.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.4 years, then back at FO.G & SMOKE (Sep 17, 2022).

last seen Apr 22, 2017
back Sep 17, 2022

Pork nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork entries lost

COOKLOUNGE BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, COOKLOUNGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Stammtischgriller has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 45% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 62% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,822 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,822 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 282 miles to Bardo-Q BBQ Competition.

43 mapped stops
furthest 282 mi

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
43 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#189 (1,005 pts)	#67 (1,606 pts)	#15 (2,100 pts)	#151 (1,100 pts)	#167 (1,085 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#397 (528 pts)	#399 (574 pts)	#173 (1,175 pts)	#296 (758 pts)	#360 (628 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#446 (440 pts)	#484 (440 pts)	#336 (770 pts)	#354 (600 pts)	#402 (515 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1695 (136 pts)	#2973 (51 pts)	#1849 (126 pts)	#1490 (201 pts)	#1435 (201 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOUTH BRIXIA, each with one reason worth a look.

109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

PORK DADDY'S BBQ

#3,289 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1565

They've been 1565 at their best, 66 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2017

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Bubba's BBQ Nation

#3,283 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1526

Fewer contests behind them than SOUTH BRIXIA has cooked, 15 to 43, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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SHAAZAAM-A-QUE

#3,278 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1499

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before SOUTH BRIXIA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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CAMP-BELL BBQ

#3,285 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1541

31 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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BONES SAUCE & HARMONY

#3,268 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Level with SOUTH BRIXIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Screamin Nite Hog BBQ

#3,257 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1531

They've been 1531 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
LUNA SMOKE - Italy	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Westside BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Onkel Felix BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Tracica BBQ Team	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Smoky Cotte	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BBQ Hot Yard	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Woodquarter Smokerheads	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Art Razza Piave Bbq	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Stammtischgriller	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Roast a Piece	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Smoking Butcher	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Gold’s BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	10	1	2	176.5600	146.7884	163.94	top 69%
Pork Ribs	34	23	5	5	178.8572	145.0628	167.54	top 46%
Pork	22	16	1	5	178.8572	153.7028	170.63	top 43%
Brisket	21	11	0	1	176.5716	157.0856	165.82	top 53%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	11	1	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
BZ	3	top 73%
GG	1	top 70%
IT	1	top 35%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The War of Barbeque	3	3	top 45%	Jun 20, 2026
Fo.G & Smoke 2025	3	10	top 72%	Sep 20, 2025
Muehlviertler BBQ Festival	2	9	top 64%	May 17, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 16 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BZ 5 of 43 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 34 entries · 5 wins · 23 calls

First title Aug 8, 2026 Wild West Fest on Fire 2026

Opponents faced 154 finished ahead 177 times, behind 220

Longest layoff 5.4 yrs Apr 22, 2017 → Sep 17, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20266 milestones

Jun 20 First overall podium The War of Barbeque
Jun 20 First multi-meat day The War of Barbeque
Aug 8 First Grand Championship Wild West Fest on Fire 2026
Aug 8 Career-best overall score707.3944 Wild West Fest on Fire 2026
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Wild West Fest on Fire 2026
Aug 8 Most recent contest Wild West Fest on Fire 2026

20251 milestone

Jun 14 25th tracked contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)

20242 milestones

Feb 24 10th tracked contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Jun 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) The War of Barbeque

20165 milestones

Sep 10 First tracked contest Brixia 4 Star Championship
Sep 10 First call Brixia 4 Star Championship
Sep 10 First overall top-10 Brixia 4 Star Championship
Sep 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.0916 Brixia 4 Star Championship
Sep 10 Peak power rating (1507) Brixia 4 Star Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Wild West Fest on Fire 2026	Aug 8, 2026
+16.7	The War of Barbeque	Jun 20, 2026
+6.6	Brixia 4 Star Championship	Sep 10, 2016
+6.3	BBQ Expo Master's Challenge	Apr 11, 2026
+5.5	The War of Barbeque	Jun 15, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	FO.G & SMOKE	Sep 17, 2022
-8.7	The War of Barbeque	Jul 1, 2023
-7.1	Country Road & BBQ Contest	Oct 7, 2023
-6.6	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Feb 25, 2023
-6.5	Vienna BBQ Days	Oct 19, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	16	1	4	6	94%	top 40%	98.2%	95.3%
2025	7	0	1	0	71%	top 61%	94%	93%
2024	11	0	1	1	55%	top 68%	95.5%	92%
2023	6	0	2	0	100%	top 80%	93.7%	91%
2022	1	0	0	0	100%	top 100%	88.6%	88.6%
2017	1	0	0	0	100%	top 61%	93.2%	93.2%
2016	1	0	1	0	100%	top 35%	93.3%	93.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 8, 2026	Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 Medvode	1 / 18 (707.3944)	5 (176.5600)	4 (175.4056)	2 (178.8572)	2 (176.5716)
Aug 7, 2026	Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode	—	—	12 (157.6804)	—	—
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda	3 / 25 (699.9772)	15 (170.8456)	1 (176.5600)	1 (178.2972)	6 (174.2744)
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	5 (175.4056)	—	—	—
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	5 (174.8572)	—	—
May 23, 2026	BBQ Knife Clash Romano Di Lombardia, GG	7 / 10 (665.5424)	10 (149.6340)	1 (170.8228)	2 (176.5600)	4 (168.5256)
May 23, 2026	BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Romano Di Lombardia, GG	—	1 (171.4056)	—	—	—
May 23, 2026	BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Romano Di Lombardia, GG	—	—	1 (175.4172)	—	—
May 3, 2026	Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Rivergaro, PZ	—	4 (173.1084)	—	—	—
May 3, 2026	Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) Rivergaro, PZ	—	—	4 (174.2628)	—	—
Apr 11, 2026	BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma	17 / 42 (676.4800)	32 (166.2628)	4 (173.1200)	21 (167.4172)	15 (169.6800)
Mar 21, 2026	Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Livorno Ferraris (vc)	—	5 (173.1200)	—	—	—
Mar 21, 2026	Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS) Livorno Ferraris (vc)	—	—	6 (161.6572)	—	—
Mar 7, 2026	W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ	7 / 10 (680.4684)	6 (172.5716)	9 (166.8112)	6 (173.1084)	5 (167.9772)
Mar 7, 2026	W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ	—	3 (168.5484)	—	—	—
Mar 7, 2026	W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ	—	—	1 (171.4172)	—	—
Sep 20, 2025	Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto	12 / 24 (677.0056)	19 (166.8228)	5 (174.2628)	15 (169.6800)	11 (166.2400)
Jun 14, 2025	The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda	15 / 20 (675.3372)	13 (169.1200)	16 (167.9772)	7 (173.1200)	13 (165.1200)
Jun 14, 2025	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	15 (166.8456)	—	—	—
Jun 14, 2025	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	6 (170.8228)	—	—
May 17, 2025	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt	9 / 15 (659.8628)	7 (166.8228)	13 (162.2400)	3 (172)	11 (158.8000)
May 17, 2025	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt	—	—	—	14 (153.7028)	—
Mar 29, 2025	BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia	18 / 30 (666.1940)	18 (167.4628)	10 (170.8228)	13 (170.8228)	21 (157.0856)
Oct 19, 2024	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	12 / 14 (657.5428)	13 (163.9540)	12 (161.1088)	12 (163.9544)	6 (168.5256)
Oct 19, 2024	Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna	—	—	13 (163.3944)	—	—
Sep 21, 2024	Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO)	14 / 19 (654.6968)	18 (156.5140)	6 (172)	10 (168.5256)	17 (157.6572)
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda	8 / 17 (687.4172)	14 (162.2856)	1 (178.8572)	3 (176.5716)	5 (169.7028)
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	20 (154.8684)	—	—	—
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	14 (162.2628)	—	—
May 18, 2024	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt	15 / 22 (649.6000)	21 (155.9772)	20 (154.7656)	7 (172.5600)	9 (166.2972)
May 18, 2024	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt	—	22 (146.7884)	—	—	—
Apr 6, 2024	"Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia	—	—	12 (166.2512)	—	—
Apr 6, 2024	"Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia	—	—	7 (170.8344)	—	—
Feb 24, 2024	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ	17 / 26 (662.1376)	16 (163.9428)	18 (163.9428)	6 (174.2860)	17 (159.9660)
Oct 7, 2023	Country Road & BBQ Contest Cartigliano	6 / 7 (674.8572)	7 (158.8572)	4 (172.5828)	4 (172.5716)	4 (170.8456)
Oct 7, 2023	Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cartigliano	—	—	9 (166.8228)	—	—
Sep 16, 2023	FO.G & Smoke 2023 Spilamberto, It	10 / 15 (658.7656)	11 (160)	10 (163.3828)	6 (168.5600)	9 (166.8228)
Jul 1, 2023	The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR)	13 / 15 (643.8740)	13 (158.2628)	7 (168.5600)	15 (158.1940)	10 (158.8572)
Jul 1, 2023	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Isola della Scala (VR)	—	—	8 (164.5372)	—	—
Feb 25, 2023	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	19 / 23 (644.4344)	16 (162.2744)	23 (145.0628)	5 (174.2744)	16 (162.8228)
Sep 17, 2022	FO.G & SMOKE Spilamberto, Mo	12 / 12 (637.6004)	11 (157.1200)	9 (160.5488)	10 (162.2628)	11 (157.6688)
Apr 22, 2017	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia	17 / 28 (671.3604)	27 (160.5600)	13 (169.1316)	5 (176.5716)	17 (165.0972)
Sep 10, 2016	Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, Italy	9 / 26 (672.0916)	26 (158.2972)	10 (168.0228)	4 (172.0228)	4 (173.7488)

SOUTH BRIXIA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Against the odds

On the rise

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)