ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3572

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1491 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-06-20

latest 2019-09-14

Best ToY finish

#577

Master 2019

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3600 / 720

Master · Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.83 (+14.76)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

175.4516

Chicken · Rugby Sound BBQ Competition

Consistency

±35.32

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.57 · weakest Brisket (153.98)

Road miles

12,970

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 5240 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

648.83 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

0.0460 points from the title

Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) (2019-09-13).

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.3600 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3600 at Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-09-13

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GOOD OLD BBQ has finished one call ahead of ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 48%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

10–3 behind in the head-to-head

STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM ahead in 77% of their meetings

STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.59 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 39% of the time against 61%.

Brisket avg 153.98
Pork Ribs avg 165.57
7 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURROS BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WILD HOGS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

12,970 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,970 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,240 miles to Cook-in Camargue.

18 mapped stops
furthest 5,240 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

M.T. Pockets

#3568 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2023-06-30

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRESTORM

#3564 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

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2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY

#3597 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Level with ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-05-19

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Silence of the Hams

#3565 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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FOOMANCHOO BBQ

#3570 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2021-04-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Q/TANG CLAN

#3583 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BURROS BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
GRILLER INSTINCT	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BROS HOG	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
THE BARKTENDERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Griller Unchained	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
GECKO BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
GOOD OLD BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY JOB	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
TORINO RIBS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	6	0	3	175.4516	153.1428	165.29	top 59%
Pork Ribs	18	11	2	4	174.8456	157.0972	165.57	top 48%
Pork	18	7	0	1	173.1772	154.2744	163.99	top 60%
Brisket	18	7	0	1	174.8456	20.0000	153.98	top 62%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IT	2	top 59%
BZ	1	top 43%
CH	1	top 45%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 61%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)	3	2	0	top 42%	2019-09-14
Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2	11	0	top 69%	2018-04-21

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2015-06-20 → 2019-09-14

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IT 2 of 18 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 165.57 · weakest Brisket (153.98)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 14 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 39% 7 of 18 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 648.83 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 152 137–199 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 12,970 18 mapped stops · furthest 5,240 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Power rating 1491 peak 1491 · #3572 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Jun 20 First tracked contest Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
2016
Apr 30 First call Smoke By the River
Apr 30 First overall top-10 Smoke By the River
Apr 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7828 Smoke By the River
Jun 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4516 Rugby Sound BBQ Competition
Jun 25 Peak power rating (1497) Rugby Sound BBQ Competition
2018
Jan 13 10th tracked contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Mar 24 First category win (Pork Ribs) The War of Barbeque
2019
Sep 13 First overall podium Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
Sep 13 First Reserve Championship Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
Sep 13 Career-best overall score683.3600 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
Sep 14 Most recent contest Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)	2019-09-13
+7.6	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2018-06-09
+7.3	The War of Barbeque	2018-03-24
+6.2	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	2018-01-13
+5.6	SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN	2018-10-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	Italian Hardcore Barbcue	2017-05-27
-8.7	Vienna BBQ Days	2017-07-08
-7.4	Italian Barbecue Championship 2015	2015-06-20
-4.9	*Slovenia BBQ Open	2017-09-16
-4.5	Cook-in Camargue	2017-06-24

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	2	1	100%	top 55%	94.9%	92.2%
2018	5	3	1	80%	top 48%	93.3%	92.2%
2017	5	0	0	80%	top 80%	93.1%	86.2%
2016	3	2	0	67%	top 55%	92.6%	91.4%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-14	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) Carugate MI, 20015	6 / 13 (663.4056)	6 (168.5600)	5 (165.1428)	7 (162.8456)	5 (166.8572)
2019-09-13	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) Carugate MI, 20015	2 / 5 (683.3600)	3 (173.1200)	1 (174.2972)	2 (170.2744)	4 (165.6684)
2019-05-11	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, 33040	17 / 23 (647.9312)	12 (166.2856)	18 (158.8228)	17 (161.6800)	10 (161.1428)
2019-03-23	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia, Pa 30027	15 / 25 (659.9772)	21 (162.2972)	8 (168.5600)	25 (154.2744)	2 (174.8456)
2018-10-20	SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN Goldschlagiplatz, 5735	9 / 20 (663.2800)	12 (161.0856)	8 (163.3944)	4 (169.1200)	6 (169.6800)
2018-06-09	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano, 20090	8 / 20 (670.7312)	7 (170.8112)	16 (163.3828)	7 (173.1200)	12 (163.4172)
2018-04-21	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098	11 / 15 (656.4340)	2 (171.9884)	10 (162.8228)	12 (161.0856)	11 (160.5372)
2018-03-24	The War of Barbeque Noventa di Piave, 30020	7 / 18 (671.9200)	14 (167.3828)	1 (173.1544)	15 (162.8456)	6 (168.5372)
2018-01-13	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	13 / 30 (657.1544)	19 (165.1200)	12 (164.5488)	16 (160.6172)	11 (166.8684)
2017-09-16	*Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode,	19 / 25 (632.9832)	22 (158.2400)	17 (158.2404)	11 (167.3828)	23 (149.1200)
2017-07-08	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna ,	17 / 20 (623.2684)	14 (158.2512)	9 (161.1544)	15 (154.8228)	20 (149.0400)
2017-06-24	Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries, 11120	11 / 15 (658.9028)	15 (153.7256)	14 (160.0000)	5 (173.1772)	7 (172.0000)
2017-05-27	Italian Hardcore Barbcue Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy, 20015	12 / 12 (517.6572)	11 (160.5372)	4 (174.2628)	9 (162.8572)	12 (20.0000)
2017-04-22	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098	18 / 28 (670.2512)	15 (169.7028)	2 (174.8456)	25 (161.6800)	18 (164.0228)
2016-09-10	Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, IT	17 / 26 (658.3432)	15 (169.1544)	20 (161.7372)	14 (166.3316)	23 (161.1200)
2016-06-25	Rugby Sound BBQ Competition Parabiago, IT	8 / 15 (666.8344)	2 (175.4516)	9 (168.0228)	11 (163.9428)	12 (159.4172)
2016-04-30	Smoke By the River Brugg, CH	9 / 20 (649.7828)	4 (170.3200)	2 (170.8456)	10 (161.1772)	15 (147.4400)
2015-06-20	Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 Percorso Verde, Perugia,	18 / 24 (626.7888)	20 (153.1428)	17 (157.0972)	12 (164.5716)	17 (151.9772)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#577 (571 pts)	#629 (541 pts)	#534 (646 pts)	#652 (511 pts)	#470 (716 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#640 (533 pts)	#772 (443 pts)	#589 (618 pts)	#685 (538 pts)	#664 (553 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#807 (465 pts)	#846 (465 pts)	#529 (755 pts)	#737 (555 pts)	#829 (465 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1275 (226 pts)	#1022 (341 pts)	#1458 (201 pts)	#1426 (216 pts)	#1605 (166 pts)