Italian's Steak team
Italian's Steak team is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 21st of 30 at the BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2025
latest Apr 11, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.42)
Road miles
47
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
658.59 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7600 | 164.5484 | 171.15 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 157.1200 | 159.42 | top 78% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 157.1428 | 163.16 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 164.5828 | 164.86 | top 55% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
53
finished ahead 21 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 29, 2025 → Apr 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First call BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7600 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Most recent contest BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.0228 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Career-best overall score660.0228 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma | 30 / 42 (657.1544) | 2 (177.7600) | 33 (157.1200) | 37 (157.1428) | 22 (165.1316) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia | 21 / 30 (660.0228) | 25 (164.5484) | 23 (161.7144) | 18 (169.1772) | 17 (164.5828) |