Jun 27–28, 2025 · Dodewaard, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
The Antwerp Smokers won Grand Champion at the Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) on June 27, 2025 in Dodewaard, 6669 BZ, scoring 689.6456 in a field of 13 teams. The BBQ Ranch took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.2916. Category winners: Chicken — Just wing it BBQ team (174.2628); Pork Ribs — Just wing it BBQ team (176.0228); Pork — The Antwerp Smokers (177.1428); Brisket — The Antwerp Smokers (174.2628). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Just Wing It; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
The Antwerp Smokers came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.3540 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Brisket places 3–4: Barbecoa BBQ Team edged BBQ+ by 0.0116. Brisket places 4–5: BBQ+ edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0116. Brisket places 6–7: It's spice that meats you edged BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q by 0.0116.
Just wing it BBQ team won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
The Antwerp Smokers took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
The Antwerp Smokers turned in 177.1428 in pork — past the 176.0344 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2024 | Dodewaard | 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 23 | 690.2516 | Just Wing It | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2025 ← this one | Dodewaard | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 13 | 689.6456 | The Antwerp Smokers | The BBQ Ranch |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Dodewaard | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 18 | 693.6456 | It's spice that meats you | The Antwerp Smokers |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Dodewaard | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Dodewaard | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 170.2628 | 165.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 169.6800 | 159.9428 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 169.1084 | 159.9656 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 170.8112 | 159.9656 |
13 entries · top 689.6456 · median 665.0632
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 6 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 7 | Click & Q | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 11 | VH BBQ | |
| 12 | 3BBQ | |
| 13 | Grate Expectations |
13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 168.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 4 | 3BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | Click & Q | |
| 8 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 9 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 10 | VH BBQ | |
| 11 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 12 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 13 | Grate Expectations |
13 entries · top 176.0228 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 6 | VH BBQ | |
| 7 | Grate Expectations | |
| 8 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | 3BBQ | |
| 11 | Click & Q | |
| 12 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 13 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |
13 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 3 | Click & Q | |
| 4 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 5 | 3BBQ | |
| 6 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 9 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | VH BBQ | |
| 12 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 13 | Grate Expectations |
13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 168.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 7 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 8 | Click & Q | |
| 9 | Grate Expectations | |
| 10 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 11 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 12 | VH BBQ | |
| 13 | 3BBQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
5 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 2 | VH BBQ | |
| 3 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 4 | 3BBQ | |
| 5 | It's spice that meats you |