May 31 – Jun 1, 2024 · Boom, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Kapelstraat 145
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 on May 31, 2024 in Boom, 2850 at Kapelstraat 145, scoring 693.0744 in a field of 12 teams. BACKCORNER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5484. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE (177.1772); Pork Ribs — BACKCORNER BBQ (179.4400); Pork — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — The BBQ Ranch (173.1200).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 94% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5260 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8228 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1642 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: The BBQ Ranch and Barbecoa BBQ Team tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Barbecoa BBQ Team and BUNCH OF SWINES tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: It's spice that meats you and BACKCORNER BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
COOKLOUNGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 173.1428 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.2744 | 161.7144 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 165.1428 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 169.7144 | 160.5372 |
12 entries · top 693.0744 · median 682.5430
12 entries · top 177.1772 · median 172.8400
12 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.6972
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2686
12 entries · top 173.1200 · median 168.5600
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.
4 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Team Laurentius | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 4 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |