LUNA SMOKE - Italy BZ
Rating
1650
peak 1650 · rated over 26 contests
Best runs
13
straight top-10s
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2019-01-19
latest 2026-06-20
Best ToY finish
#204
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
6 reserve
Category wins
12
34 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
689.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.98 (+8.09)
Walk rate
97%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
13
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.83 · weakest Brisket (166.37)
Road miles
12537
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 4843 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
680.98 / 720
26 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has finished one call ahead of LUNA SMOKE - Italy 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BBQ+ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BRIXIA in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Fo.G & Smoke 2025 is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival (2022-07-23).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 16% across 6 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at FO.G & SMOKE (2021-09-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, BZ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Westside BBQ | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Onkel Felix BBQ | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Tracica BBQ Team | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Art Razza Piave Bbq | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoky Cotte | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Butcher | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| BURROS BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold’s BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2400 | 171.76 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8344 | 169.62 | top 37% |
| Pork | 26 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.6800 | 173.83 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 174.8456 | 158.2284 | 166.37 | top 45% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 5 | 0 | top 23% |
| GG | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 0 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 23% | 2023-02-25 |
| Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 14% | 2025-09-20 |
| The War of Barbeque | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 23% | 2026-06-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in BZ (5 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (30 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Fo.G & Smoke 2025 (2025-09-20)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 680.98 / 720
- 5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-01-19 — First tracked contest · W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
- 📣 2019-01-19 — First call · W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
- 🔥 2022-07-23 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- 🎖️ 2025-06-14 — 25th tracked contest · The War of Barbeque
- 🏆 2025-09-20 — First Grand Championship · Fo.G & Smoke 2025
- ⭐ 2025-09-20 — Career-best overall score (697.6456) · Fo.G & Smoke 2025
- 📈 2026-06-20 — Peak power rating (1650) · The War of Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | The War of Barbeque | 2022-06-18 |
| +14.3 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2022-07-23 |
| +13.4 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | 2019-09-14 |
| +12.8 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2020-01-18 |
| +11.6 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | 2025-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2024-10-11 |
| -4.8 | Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE | 2019-02-16 |
| -4.6 | BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia | 2019-05-11 |
| -4.4 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 | 2019-03-22 |
| -2.4 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2025-03-29 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 96.7% | 95.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 27% | 96.9% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 86% | top 32% | 96.6% | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 26% | 96.2% | 94.9% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 100% | top 17% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 94.8% | 93.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 14% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 45% | 93.8% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 4 / 25 (694.8000) | 2 (180.0000) | 16 (167.9888) | 14 (171.9656) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2026-05-23 | BBQ Knife Clash Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 3 / 10 (675.3828) | 4 (171.9884) | 5 (167.9772) | 4 (173.7028) | 7 (161.7144) |
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge PARMA, 43126 | 13 / 42 (681.6340) | 14 (174.2628) | 18 (169.1200) | 5 (174.2856) | 23 (163.9656) |
| 2026-03-07 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | 2 / 10 (695.8968) | 2 (175.4056) | 2 (180.0000) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (162.7884) |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 1 / 24 (697.6456) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (165.6800) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 6 / 20 (691.4516) | 14 (168.5828) | 5 (174.2972) | 5 (175.4400) | 6 (173.1316) |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 14 / 30 (673.5540) | 3 (174.2628) | 22 (162.2284) | 14 (170.8228) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 64 / 87 (667.3256) | 82 (158.2400) | 49 (170.2744) | 38 (169.7028) | 39 (169.1084) |
| 2024-09-21 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO), | 2 / 19 (695.3712) | 2 (177.7028) | 2 (174.2856) | 5 (176.0000) | 4 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-15 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 4 / 17 (694.2172) | 8 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (174.8456) | 7 (168.5372) |
| 2024-06-15 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 2 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-04-06 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia, 25125 | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-04-06 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia, 25125 | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-02-24 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 5 / 26 (682.2284) | 6 (173.7256) | 1 (176.5600) | 19 (165.6800) | 9 (166.2628) |
| 2023-09-16 | FO.G & Smoke 2023 Spilamberto, It | 2 / 15 (692.4800) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (168.5256) |
| 2023-07-01 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | — | — | 9 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-02-25 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 9 / 23 (674.7084) | 10 (168.5256) | 19 (159.3716) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (169.1084) |
| 2022-09-17 | FO.G & SMOKE Spilamberto, Mo | 3 / 12 (687.9428) | 4 (172.5600) | 2 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4056) | 6 (168.0000) |
| 2022-07-23 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival , | 2 / 20 (697.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (163.9656) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (173.7144) |
| 2022-06-18 | The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 2 / 15 (690.2284) | 8 (169.7028) | 1 (173.7028) | 2 (174.8456) | 2 (171.9772) |
| 2022-03-12 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 3 / 15 (669.6340) | 9 (166.2628) | 5 (169.7256) | 2 (174.8572) | 7 (158.7884) |
| 2021-10-30 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 Catigliano, Vicenza, 35038 | 7 / 11 (669.6340) | 9 (166.2628) | 6 (169.1772) | 9 (167.9656) | 5 (166.2284) |
| 2021-09-25 | FO.G & SMOKE Modena, 41013 | 4 / 16 (682.8228) | 5 (173.7028) | 2 (176.0000) | 5 (170.8572) | 11 (162.2628) |
| 2020-01-18 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 4 / 28 (685.6456) | 4 (173.7028) | 16 (160.5256) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (173.7144) |
| 2019-09-14 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) Carugate MI, 20015 | 2 / 13 (673.0168) | 2 (173.1428) | 3 (168.5256) | 1 (173.1200) | 10 (158.2284) |
| 2019-05-11 | BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, 33040 | 15 / 23 (651.9312) | 3 (172.5600) | 22 (150.8344) | 8 (169.1312) | 14 (159.4056) |
| 2019-03-23 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia, Pa 30027 | 10 / 25 (673.0396) | 5 (174.8456) | 22 (159.9656) | 4 (170.8228) | 14 (167.4056) |
| 2019-03-22 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 Torreglia, Pa 30027 | 13 / 20 (663.9312) | 7 (168.5828) | 15 (164.5600) | 9 (171.4056) | 16 (159.3828) |
| 2019-02-16 | Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE Weissensee, 9762 | 8 / 12 (668.5028) | 10 (169.1084) | 8 (165.1544) | 3 (173.1084) | 10 (161.1316) |
| 2019-01-19 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 6 / 30 (675.3372) | 20 (159.9428) | 4 (173.1428) | 8 (174.2744) | 7 (167.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #204 (765 pts) | #214 (785 pts) | #326 (585 pts) | #210 (735 pts) | #314 (515 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #385 (544 pts) | #382 (604 pts) | #532 (404 pts) | #398 (554 pts) | #508 (379 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #356 (612 pts) | #408 (547 pts) | #90 (1545 pts) | #497 (407 pts) | #458 (477 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #504 (373 pts) | #636 (288 pts) | #515 (450 pts) | #393 (538 pts) | #525 (363 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #247 (912 pts) | #338 (717 pts) | #323 (807 pts) | #238 (962 pts) | #293 (782 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #513 (332 pts) | #593 (287 pts) | #510 (392 pts) | #591 (287 pts) | #625 (272 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #496 (203 pts) | #528 (203 pts) | #813 (98 pts) | #455 (253 pts) | #425 (278 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #377 (868 pts) | #316 (978 pts) | #449 (773 pts) | #264 (1098 pts) | #494 (683 pts) |