Competitions · KCBS
700+ Club
In KCBS the theoretical maximum is 720 points: six judges, four meats, top marks across the board. Breaking 700 means nailing chicken, ribs, pork and brisket on the same day, in front of blind judges. Teams that get there join a very small circle, and KCBS marks it with a pin of its own: the 700+ club.
This page lists every European team that has made it. It's our way of tipping our hat to the teams raising the bar in Europe.
A recent story
The first team from outside the US and Canada to join the 700+ club was Miss Piggy's U.K., in Sweden in 2015. The first Italian team, Bros Hog, followed in France in 2017. For years you could count European 700s on one hand, then the scene took off. Of the 47 European 700+ scores, 18 came in 2026.
By country
Italy is the European country with the most teams (7) and the most scores (10) above 700.
| Country | Teams | 700+ scores | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 7 | 10 | 707.39 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8 | 706.83 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 6 | 711.97 |
| Estonia | 4 | 6 | 708.57 |
| Hungary | 1 | 5 | 705.68 |
| Belgium | 2 | 3 | 709.71 |
| Austria | 2 | 3 | 709.12 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 703.98 |
| Croatia | 1 | 2 | 702.25 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 714.26 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 700.59 |
By team — Europe
| Team | Country | Times | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunch of Swines | United Kingdom | 7 | 706.83 |
| Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | Hungary | 5 | 705.68 |
| IQ – Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | 707.45 |
| Average Joe BBQ Team | Italy | 3 | 704.53 |
| Cooklounge BBQ | Austria | 2 | 709.12 |
| BBQ Symphony | Estonia | 2 | 708.57 |
| Insomnia BBQ Team | Estonia | 2 | 707.97 |
| Smoky Cotte | Italy | 2 | 707.39 |
| BBQ Hot Yard | Croatia | 2 | 702.25 |
| BBQ+ | Belgium | 2 | 701.09 |
| Food'Venture Grill & BBQ | Romania | 1 | 714.26 |
| The BBQ Ranch | Netherlands | 1 | 711.97 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | Belgium | 1 | 709.71 |
| PureBBQ | Netherlands | 1 | 707.41 |
| South Brixia | Italy | 1 | 707.39 |
| Luna Smoke – Italy | Italy | 1 | 705.10 |
| Miss Piggy's U.K. | United Kingdom | 1 | 704.59 |
| Kamado Bono | Lithuania | 1 | 703.98 |
| 3BBQ | Lithuania | 1 | 703.39 |
| Dreamfire BBQ Team | Estonia | 1 | 703.39 |
| I Cinghiali | Italy | 1 | 702.85 |
| Grillkunst | Austria | 1 | 702.83 |
| Bros Hog | Italy | 1 | 701.17 |
| Smoking Butcher | Italy | 1 | 701.10 |
| Rusty Grill | Bulgaria | 1 | 700.59 |
| Smoked Pioneers | Estonia | 1 | 700.54 |
| Southern Dutch BBQ | Netherlands | 1 | 700.00 |
All 47 scores, contest by contest
| Date | Contest | Where | Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | American Royal – Open | USA | 18th | Bunch of Swines | 701.12 |
| 2026 | Smoke on the Waters | United Kingdom | 1st | Bunch of Swines | 706.83 |
| 2026 | Fo.G & Smoke | Italy | 1st | Luna Smoke – Italy | 705.10 |
| 2026 | Fo.G & Smoke | Italy | 2nd | Average Joe BBQ Team | 704.53 |
| 2026 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest | Netherlands | 1st | The Antwerp Smokers | 709.71 |
| 2026 | Vuur en Vlees | Netherlands | 1st | BBQ Hot Yard | 702.25 |
| 2026 | Cars & BBQ Festival | Estonia | 1st | BBQ Symphony | 708.57 |
| 2026 | Cars & BBQ Festival | Estonia | 2nd | Kamado Bono | 703.98 |
| 2026 | Cars & BBQ Festival | Estonia | 3rd | BBQ Hot Yard | 701.12 |
| 2026 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Slovenia | 1st | South Brixia | 707.39 |
| 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory | Croatia | 2nd | Cooklounge BBQ | 706.24 |
| 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory | Croatia | 3rd | Bunch of Swines | 701.69 |
| 2026 | The War of Barbeque | Italy | 1st | Smoky Cotte | 707.39 |
| 2026 | The War of Barbeque | Italy | 2nd | Smoking Butcher | 701.10 |
| 2026 | Polish Open Grill & BBQ Championships | Poland | 1st | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 700.59 |
| 2026 | Twin Smoke | Lithuania | 1st | BBQ Symphony | 701.13 |
| 2026 | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest | Romania | 1st | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 702.24 |
| 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Italy | 1st | I Cinghiali | 702.85 |
| 2025 | American Royal – Open | USA | 16th | Bunch of Swines | 701.08 |
| 2025 | I Love Smoky | Hungary | 1st | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 703.94 |
| 2025 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship | Bulgaria | 1st | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 705.68 |
| 2025 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship | Bulgaria | 2nd | Rusty Grill | 700.59 |
| 2025 | The War of Barbeque | Italy | 1st | Average Joe BBQ Team | 701.72 |
| 2025 | Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp | Romania | 1st | Food'Venture Grill & BBQ | 714.26 |
| 2025 | Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp | Romania | 2nd | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 702.82 |
| 2025 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Italy | 1st | Average Joe BBQ Team | 701.12 |
| 2025 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ | Austria | 1st | The BBQ Ranch | 711.97 |
| 2024 | BBQ Festival Vanamõisa | Estonia | 1st | 3BBQ | 703.39 |
| 2024 | BBQ Festival Vanamõisa | Estonia | 2nd | Dreamfire BBQ Team | 703.39 |
| 2024 | BBQ Festival Vanamõisa | Estonia | 3rd | Smoked Pioneers | 700.54 |
| 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Slovenia | 1st | Insomnia BBQ Team | 707.97 |
| 2024 | Alps BBQ Days | Austria | 1st | Insomnia BBQ Team | 702.84 |
| 2024 | The War of Barbeque | Italy | 2nd | Smoky Cotte | 701.69 |
| 2024 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol | Italy | 1st | BBQ+ | 700.53 |
| 2023 | Country Road & BBQ Contest | Italy | 1st | Cooklounge BBQ | 709.12 |
| 2022 | Burn in Hell | Belgium | 1st | Southern Dutch BBQ | 700.00 |
| 2019 | Open Polish BBQ Championship | Poland | 1st | PureBBQ | 707.41 |
| 2019 | Open Polish BBQ Championship | Poland | 2nd | IQ – Netherlands | 703.40 |
| 2019 | Eastern BBQ Contest | Belgium | 1st | Bunch of Swines | 701.15 |
| 2019 | Meat Smoke and Beer | Austria | 1st | Bunch of Swines | 703.37 |
| 2018 | American Royal – Invitational | USA | 1st | Bunch of Swines | 705.12 |
| 2018 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue | Italy | 1st | BBQ+ | 701.09 |
| 2017 | Cook-in Camargue | France | 1st | Bros Hog | 701.17 |
| 2016 | BBQ Society Cook-off | Netherlands | 1st | IQ – Netherlands | 701.09 |
| 2016 | Farm Meat | Netherlands | 1st | IQ – Netherlands | 707.45 |
| 2016 | Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Germany | 1st | Grillkunst | 702.83 |
| 2015 | Smoke in the North | Sweden | 1st | Miss Piggy's U.K. | 704.59 |
By team — Italy
| Team | Times | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Average Joe BBQ Team | 3 | 701.12 (BBQ Expo Master's Challenge 2025, 1st) · 701.72 (The War of Barbeque 2025, 1st) · 704.53 (Fo.G & Smoke 2026, 2nd) |
| Smoky Cotte | 2 | 701.69 (The War of Barbeque 2024, 2nd) · 707.39 (The War of Barbeque 2026, 1st) |
| South Brixia | 1 | 707.39 (Wild West Fest on Fire 2026, 1st) |
| Luna Smoke – Italy | 1 | 705.10 (Fo.G & Smoke 2026, 1st) |
| I Cinghiali | 1 | 702.85 (BBQ Expo Master's Challenge 2026, 1st) |
| Bros Hog | 1 | 701.17 (Cook-in Camargue 2017, 1st) |
| Smoking Butcher | 1 | 701.10 (The War of Barbeque 2026, 2nd) |
How we counted
- KCBS Master Series contests only (four meats, 720 max), since 2015: KCBS doesn't publish earlier results online.
- Each score goes to the team's country, not the contest's: a British team scoring 700 in Austria counts for the United Kingdom. Non-European teams scoring 700 in Europe are not included.
- Scores are truncated to two decimals, never rounded.
- KCBS doesn't record team nationality: we checked it ourselves, team by team.
- Data updated on October 5, 2026.
Scores come from the official results published by KCBS. If a team is missing or something doesn't add up, drop us a line and we'll fix it. Official KCBS results →