Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2)
2025-06-28 – 2025-06-29 · Dodewaard, 6669 BZ · NETHERLANDS
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: It's spice that meats you (693.6456) · 18 teams
Entries
18
5 categories
Top score
693.6456
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
638.46
median 664.98
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.1024
what a walk cost here
Field spread
531.9540
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 54%
beats 46% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1549
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.7028 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
It's spice that meats you came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-22 | 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 23 | 690.2516 | Just Wing It |
| 2025-06-27 | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 13 | 689.6456 | The Antwerp Smokers |
| 2025-06-28 ← this one | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 18 | 693.6456 | It's spice that meats you |
| 2026-06-19 | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-20 | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert cc
5 entries · top 174.8456 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 2 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 3 | VH BBQ | |
| 4 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 5 | The BBQ Ranch |
Master Series — Brisket
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 8 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 9 | Grate Expectations | |
| 10 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 11 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | 3BBQ | |
| 13 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Click & Q | |
| 15 | VH BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 17 | ROASTING ROMANS |
Master Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3BBQ | |
| 2 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 3 | Click & Q | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | VH BBQ | |
| 8 | Grate Expectations | |
| 9 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 10 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 11 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 12 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 13 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 14 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 15 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 16 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS |
Master Series — Overall
18 entries · top 693.6456 · median 664.9826
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 9 | Grate Expectations | |
| 10 | Click & Q | |
| 11 | 3BBQ | |
| 12 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 13 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 14 | VH BBQ | |
| 15 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 16 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 17 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 18 | De Vleesmagneten |
Master Series — Pork
17 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 4 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 7 | VH BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 9 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 10 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 11 | Click & Q | |
| 12 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 13 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 15 | Grate Expectations | |
| 16 | 3BBQ | |
| 17 | LOWLAND SMOKERS |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | Grate Expectations | |
| 6 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 7 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 8 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 9 | 3BBQ | |
| 10 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 11 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 12 | Click & Q | |
| 13 | De Vleesmagneten | |
| 14 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 15 | VH BBQ | |
| 16 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 17 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 18 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS |